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Manon Lescaut – The Met

Brian Large

2008 • 2h 26m

One of today’s most compelling singing actresses, Karita Mattila takes on the irresistible role of Manon Lescaut, the headstrong young woman torn between a life of luxury and the call of her true love...

Manon Lescaut – The Met

Cast

Karita Mattila

Karita MattilaManon Lescaut

Marcello Giordani

Marcello GiordaniDes Grieux

Dwayne Croft

Dwayne CroftLescaut

Sean PanikkarEdmondo

Dale TravisGeronte

Renée Fleming

Renée FlemingSelf - Host

Paul Plishka

Paul PlishkaAn innkeeper

James Courtney

James CourtneyA sergeant

Tony StevensonA lamplighter

Tamara Mumford

Tamara MumfordA musician

Richard Bernstein

Richard BernsteinA sea captain

Lisette Oropesa

Lisette OropesaMadrigal singer

Jennifer Black

Jennifer BlackMadrigal singer

Sasha Cooke

Sasha CookeMadrigal singer

Ellen RabinerMadrigal singer

Crew

James Levine

James LevineConductor

Brian Large

Brian LargeDirector

Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo PucciniOriginal Music Composer

Peter Gelb

Peter GelbExecutive Producer

Jay David Saks

Jay David SaksMusic Producer

Mia Bongiovanni

Mia BongiovanniSupervising Producer

Elena Park

Elena ParkSupervising Producer

Luigi Illica

Luigi IllicaWriter