Released:
1983-08-01

Overview:
"Manon", wrote Puccini to his publisher Giulio Ricordi in 1889, "is a heroine I believe in and therefore she cannot fail to win the heart of the public." This turned out to be a truly prophetic statement since none of Puccini’s other world successes were received on their first nights as rapturously as Manon Lescaut. The popularity of Puccini’s great masterpiece has never waned and the highly acclaimed Götz Friedrich production at Covent Garden was hailed as an operatic milestone. Two of the world’s leading stars--Kiri Te Kanawa and Placido Domingo--head a strong cast conducted by the brilliant Italian conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli.

Directors:
Götz Friedrich, Brian Large

Runtime:
2h 9min

Genre:
Music

• Cast:
• 
  Plácido Domingo
  as
  Des Grieux
• 
  Kiri Te Kanawa
  as
  Manon Lescaut
• 
  Thomas Allen
  as
  Lescaut
• 
  Forbes Robinson
  as
  Géronte de Ravoir
• 
  Robin Leggate
  as
  Edmond