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Manon Lescaut (1983)

Manon Lescaut (1983)

Music

Manon Lescaut

Release Date: 1983, August 1
Directors: Brian Large, Götz Friedrich
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: NVC Arts
Cast: Robin Leggate, Plácido Domingo, Thomas Allen, Kiri Te Kanawa, John Fryatt, Forbes Robinson, Anna Cooper, George MacPherson

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.

Keywords:

opera live performance