Release Date
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Original Release
March 29, 1980
2h 10m
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (1980)
⭐ 0.0130 min
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.
Director
Kirk Browning
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.2
Cast
Renata Scotto
Manon Lescaut
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Plácido Domingo
Chevalier des Grieux
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Pablo Elvira
Lescaut
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Renato Capecchi
Geronte
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Isola Jones
A musician
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Philip Creech
Edmondo
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Mario Bertolino
An innkeeper
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Andrea Velis
Dancing master
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John Carpenter
A lamplighter
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Julien Robbins
A sergeant
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Genres
MusicDrama
Production Companies
The Metropolitan Opera
Deutsche Grammophon
