Name: Manon Lescaut
Start: 1980-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1980-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Metropolitan Opera House

Organization

Conductor

James Levine

Singer

Soprano

Renata Scotto

Manon Lescaut

Tenor

Plácido Domingo

The knight René Des Grieux

Baritone

Pablo Elvira

Lescaut

The Metropolitan Opera

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Metropolitan Opera Choir

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Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

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.

Manon Lescaut by Puccini, From (1980/1980), Conductor James Levine, Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, United States

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