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The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Manon Lescaut

(en)

2016

2h24m

The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Manon Lescaut

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Overview: Kristine Opolais is the young woman whose conflicting desires for love and luxury lead to her tragic end, and Roberto Alagna plays the man who falls for her in Puccini’s early hit. Richard Eyre’s elegant production, which sets the action in 1940s occupied France, was one of the highlights of the Met’s 2015–16 season. Massimo Cavalletti as Manon’s brother and Brindley Sherratt as her aging admirer co-star, and Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

Status: Released

Release date: March 5, 2016

Countries of origin: United States of America,

Production company:
  • The Metropolitan Opera

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Kristine Opolais

Kristine Opolais

as Manon Lescaut

Roberto Alagna

Roberto Alagna

as Des Grieux

Massimo Cavalletti

Massimo Cavalletti

as Lescaut

Brindley Sherratt

Brindley Sherratt

as Geronte de Ravo...

Zach Borichevsky

Zach Borichevsky

as Edmondo

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