2016 · Jonathan Kent · 130 min
"Manon Lescaut is a heroine I believe in," wrote Giacomo Puccini to his publisher Giulio Ricordi. Experience Puccini's third opera and first big success in Götz Friedrich's landmark 1983 production at the Royal Opera House. The extraordinary Plácido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa take on the roles of the Chevalier Des Grieux and Manon Lescaut, accompanied by the Royal Opera House Choir and Orchestra under the direction of Giuseppe Sinopoli.
Sondra RadvanovskyManon Lescaut
Levente MolnárLescaut
Aleksandrs AntonenkoChevalier Renato Des Grieux
Eric HalfvarsonGeronte di RavoirLuis GomesEdmondo
Aled HallIl maestro di balloDavid Junghoon KimUn lampionaioDavid ShipleyUn sergente degli arceriNicholas CrawleyIl Commandante di MarinaOrchestra of the Royal Opera House