Massenet: Manon
Overview
Star soprano Anna Netrebko scored a triumph in Laurent Pelly’s acclaimed 2012 production, singing the title heroine for the first time at the Met. Manon’s story—from innocent country girl to celebrated courtesan to destitute prisoner—is one of the great tragic tales in literature and music, and this performance brings out all of its colors, as seen through Massenet’s masterful score, from the comedic beginning to the heart-wrenching finale. Piotr Bezcala is des Grieux, Manon’s lover, who decides to become a priest when she leaves him, but ultimately is reunited with her, only to lose her again. Paulo Szot sings Lescaut, and Fabio Luisi conducts the Met Orchestra and Chorus.
Release date
17/04/2012
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Anna Netrebko
Manon
Piotr Beczała
Des Grieux
Paulo Szot
Lescaut
David Pittsinger
Count des Grieux
Christophe Mortagne
Guillot de Morfontaine
Bradley Garvin
De Brétigny
Anne-Carolyn Bird
Pousette
Jennifer Black
Javotte
Ginger Costa-Jackson
Rosette
Philip Cokorinos
An innkeeper
Alexander Lewis
Guard
David Crawford
Guard
Kathryn Day
A maid
Deborah Voigt
Self - Host
Original Soundtrack
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Le Roi Arthus
Madama Butterfly
Marco Polo (An Opera Within an Opera)
Semele
Phantom
Don Carlos
Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots
Mefistofele
First Opera Film Festival
Manon Lescaut - Metropolitan Opera
Verdi Otello
Marriage of Figaro
Gianni Schicchi
Britten: Peter Grimes
Tristan und Isolde
Lucia di Lammermoor
Moonstruck
Rossini: La Cenerentola
The Turn of the Screw
Bluebeard's Castle