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Puccini: Manon Lescaut

Kirk Browning

1980 • 2h 10m

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 aris...

Puccini: Manon Lescaut

Cast

Renata Scotto

Renata ScottoManon Lescaut

Plácido Domingo

Plácido DomingoChevalier des Grieux

Pablo ElviraLescaut

Renato Capecchi

Renato CapecchiGeronte

Isola Jones

Isola JonesA musician

Philip CreechEdmondo

Mario BertolinoAn innkeeper

Andrea VelisDancing master

John CarpenterA lamplighter

Julien RobbinsA sergeant

Russell ChristopherA sea captain

Crew

Abbé Prévost

Abbé PrévostOriginal Story

Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo PucciniOriginal Music Composer

Gian Carlo Menotti

Gian Carlo MenottiProduction Design

Kirk Browning

Kirk BrowningDirector

Luigi Illica

Luigi IllicaWriter

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