Puccini: Manon Lescaut (1980)

Music · Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

• Renata Scotto as Manon Lescaut
• Plácido Domingo as Chevalier des Grieux
• Pablo Elvira as Lescaut
• Renato Capecchi as Geronte
• Isola Jones as A musician
• Philip Creech as Edmondo
• Mario Bertolino as An Innkeeper
• Andrea Velis as Dancing master
• John Carpenter as A lamplighter
• Julien Robbins as A sergeant

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