Manon Lescaut

Overview

"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 statement since none of Puccini’s other world successes were received on their first nights as rapturously as Manon Lescaut. The popularity of Puccini’s great masterpiece has never waned and the highly acclaimed Götz Friedrich production at Covent Garden was hailed as an operatic milestone. Two of the world’s leading stars--Kiri Te Kanawa and Placido Domingo--head a strong cast conducted by the brilliant Italian conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli.

Cast

Plácido Domingo

Des Grieux

Kiri Te Kanawa

Manon Lescaut

Thomas Allen

Lescaut

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Forbes Robinson

Géronte de Ravoir

Robin Leggate

Edmond

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Anna Cooper

Madrigal Singer

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John Fryatt

Dance Master

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George MacPherson

Inkeeper

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Orchestra of the Royal Opera House