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Manon Lescaut

Götz Friedrich

1983 • 2h 9m

"Manon", wrote Puccini to his publisher Giulio Ricordi in 1889, "is a heroine I believe in and therefore she cannot fail to win the heart of the public." This turned out to be a truly prophetic statem...

Manon Lescaut

Cast

Plácido Domingo

Plácido DomingoDes Grieux

Kiri Te Kanawa

Kiri Te KanawaManon Lescaut

Thomas Allen

Thomas AllenLescaut

Forbes RobinsonGéronte de Ravoir

Robin Leggate

Robin LeggateEdmond

Anna CooperMadrigal Singer

John FryattDance Master

George MacPhersonInkeeper

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Crew

Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo PucciniOriginal Music Composer

Ruggero Leoncavallo

Ruggero LeoncavalloWriter

Giuseppe Giacosa

Giuseppe GiacosaWriter

Luigi Illica

Luigi IllicaWriter

Abbé Prévost

Abbé PrévostOriginal Story

Götz Friedrich

Götz FriedrichDirector

Brian Large

Brian LargeDirector

Giuseppe Sinopoli

Giuseppe SinopoliConductor

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