Puccini: Manon Lescaut
7.5
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.
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Renata Scotto
Manon Lescaut
Also in
La Bohème
Francesca da Rimini
Plácido Domingo
Chevalier des Grieux
Known for
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
The Book of Life
Kirk Browning
Giacomo Puccini
Also in
Un giorno con Puccini
Madama Butterfly
Karen Adler
Domenico Oliva
Pablo Elvira
Lescaut
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Lucia di Lammermoor
Marco Praga
Gil Wechsler
Michael Bronson
Renato Capecchi
Geronte
Also in
Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia
Otello
Gian Carlo Menotti
Kirk Browning Director · Gian Carlo Menotti Director Luigi Illica Writer
United States release March 29, 1980 · Production Deutsche Grammophon · Original title Manon Lescaut - Metropolitan Opera
Production
The Metropolitan Opera
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Deutsche Grammophon
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Languages
Original title
Manon Lescaut - Metropolitan Opera
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
United States · March 29, 1980
TV · Episode aired on this date. Series started in 1977
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