Film
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
1980Directed by Kirk Browning, Gian Carlo Menotti
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- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
About Puccini: Manon Lescaut
- Music
- Drama
Synopsis
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.
- Directors
- Kirk Browning
- Gian Carlo Menotti
- Writers
- Abbé Prévost
- Domenico Oliva
- Giulio Ricordi
- Luigi Illica
- Marco Praga
- Original title
- Manon Lescaut - Metropolitan Opera
