Puccini: Manon Lescaut (1980)
Manon Lescaut - Metropolitan Opera
All the throbbing eroticism—and ultimate heartbreak—of Puccini’s youthful score is unleashed by James Levine and his top-flight cast. Plácido Domingo is Des Grieux, the handsome, headstrong young aristocrat who falls head over heels for the enticing, impetuous Manon Lescaut (Renata Scotto). Manon returns his love, but her obsession with luxury ruins them both. Gian Carlo Menotti’s opulent production, with sets and costumes by Desmond Heeley, superbly captures the colorful world of 18th century France.
- Date of release
- 1980-03-29
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Genres
- Music, Drama
- Director
- Kirk Browning, Gian Carlo Menotti
Casting
- Renata Scotto — Manon Lescaut
- Plácido Domingo — Chevalier des Grieux
- Pablo Elvira — Lescaut
- Renato Capecchi — Geronte
- Isola Jones — A musician
- Philip Creech — Edmondo
- Mario Bertolino — An Innkeeper
- Andrea Velis — Dancing master
- John Carpenter — A lamplighter
- Julien Robbins — A sergeant
- Russell Christopher — A sea captain
- James Levine — Self - Condurctor
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