
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.
Release Date: 3/29/1980
Runtime: 130 minutes
Languages: Italian
Director: Kirk Browning
00Companies: The Metropolitan Opera, Deutsche Grammophon
Renato Capecchi
Geronte

Renata Scotto
Manon Lescaut

Plácido Domingo
Chevalier des Grieux
Pablo Elvira
Lescaut

Renato Capecchi
Geronte

Isola Jones
A musician
Philip Creech
Edmondo
Mario Bertolino
An innkeeper
Andrea Velis
Dancing master
John Carpenter
A lamplighter
Julien Robbins
A sergeant
Russell Christopher
A sea captain
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