Manon Lescaut Manon Lescaut

"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.

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Music
Release Date

Aug 01, 1983

Duration: 2h 9 min

Popularity: 0.1436
1 votes
Directed by

Götz FriedrichBrian Large

Productions

NVC Arts

Budget

Revenue: NA

Crew & Team

Ruggero Leoncavallo

Writer

Marco Praga

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Giulio Ricordi

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Abbé Prévost

Original Story

Luigi Illica

Writer

Giacomo Puccini

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Domenico Oliva

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Giuseppe Giacosa

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