Manon Lescaut (1983)

Manon Lescaut (1983)

Manon Lescaut 1983-05-17 United Kingdom 129 Min. PG-13
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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 is Des Grieux
Kiri Te Kanawa is Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut
Thomas Allen is Lescaut
Forbes Robinson is Géronte de Ravoir
Géronte de Ravoir
Anna Cooper is Madrigal Singer
Madrigal Singer
John Fryatt is Dance Master
Dance Master