The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Kristine Opolais is the young woman whose conflicting desires for love and luxury lead to her tragic end, and Roberto Alagna plays the man who falls for her in Puccini’s early hit. Richard Eyre’s elegant production, which sets the action in 1940s occupied France, was one of the highlights of the Met’s 2015–16 season. Massimo Cavalletti as Manon’s brother and Brindley Sherratt as her aging admirer co-star, and Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.
Top Billed Cast
Kristine Opolais
Manon Lescaut
Roberto Alagna
Des Grieux
Massimo Cavalletti
Lescaut
Brindley Sherratt
Geronte de Ravoir
Zach Borichevsky
Edmondo
Featured Crew
Richard Eyre
Producer
Giacomo Puccini
Original Music Composer
Richard Eyre
Director
Luigi Illica
Writer
Gary Halvorson
Director
Peter Mumford
Lighting Design
Louisa Briccetti
Producer
Paul Cremo
Dramaturgy
Abbé Prévost
Original Story
Marco Praga
Writer
Fotini Dimou
Costume Designer
Richard Eyre
Production Design
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