March 05

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: MANON LESCAUT

Posted by on March 5, 2016 in MET OPERA LIVE IN HD

Soprano Kristine Opolais and tenor Roberto Alagna join forces in Puccini’s obsessive love story. Opolais sings the title role of the country girl who transforms herself into a Parisian temptress, while Alagna is the dashing student who desperately woos her. Director Richard Eyre places the action in occupied France in a film noir setting. “Desperate passion” is the phrase Puccini himself used to describe the opera that confirmed his position as the preeminent Italian opera composer of his day. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leads the stirring score.

Conductor: Fabio Luisi

Lescaut: Massimo Cavalletti

Manon Lescaut: Kristine Opolais

Geronte: Brindley Sherratt

Des Grieux: Roberto Alagna

VIDEOS:  Courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera

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