Manon Lescaut (2016)
"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.
Director: Jonathan Kent
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Sondra Radvanovsky as Manon Lescaut |
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Levente Molnár as Lescaut |
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Aleksandrs Antonenko as Chevalier Renato Des Grieux |
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Eric Halfvarson as Geronte di Ravoir |
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Luis Gomes as Edmondo |
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Aled Hall as Il maestro di ballo |
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David Junghoon Kim as Un lampionaio |
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David Shipley as Un sergente degli arceri |
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Nicholas Crawley as Il Commandante di Marina |
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Orchestra of the Royal Opera House as |
| Sound | Giacomo Puccini | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Antonio Pappano | Conductor |
| Sound | Jonathan Kent | Conductor |
| Directing | Jonathan Kent | Director |