Manon Lescaut

2h 10min

Music

"Manon Lescaut is a heroine I believe in," wrote Giacomo Puccini to his publisher Giulio Ricordi. Experience Puccini's third opera and first big success in Götz Friedrich's landmark 1983 production at the Royal Opera House. The extraordinary Plácido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa take on the roles of the Chevalier Des Grieux and Manon Lescaut, accompanied by the Royal Opera House Choir and Orchestra under the direction of Giuseppe Sinopoli.

Cast

Sondra Radvanovsky

Sondra Radvanovsky

Manon Lescaut
Aleksandrs Antonenko

Aleksandrs Antonenko

Chevalier Renato Des Grieux
Eric Halfvarson

Eric Halfvarson

Geronte di Ravoir
Luis Gomes

Luis Gomes

Edmondo
Aled Hall

Aled Hall

Il maestro di ballo
David Junghoon Kim

David Junghoon Kim

Un lampionaio
David Shipley

David Shipley

Un sergente degli arceri
Nicholas Crawley

Nicholas Crawley

Il Commandante di Marina

Release date

1st Jan 2016

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Italiano