Manon Lescaut - Metropolitan Opera

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.

Music

Giacomo Puccini

Director

Richard Eyre

Screenplay

Luigi Illica

Director

Gary Halvorson

Status

Released

Release date

05/03/2016

Original language

Italian