The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Manon Lescaut

The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Manon Lescaut (2016) is a music film directed by Richard Eyre, Gary Halvorson.

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.

Cast

Kristine Opolais

Manon Lescaut

Roberto Alagna

Des Grieux

Massimo Cavalletti

Lescaut

Brindley Sherratt

Geronte de Ravoir

Zach Borichevsky

Edmondo

Fabio Luisi

Self - Conductor

Deborah Voigt

Self - Host

Philip Cokorinos

A Hotel Manager

Virginie Verrez

A Musician

Scott Scully

Dancing Master

Martin Harvey

Solo Dancer

Maria D'Amato

Madrigal Singer