Puccini: Manon Lescaut

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.

Cast

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