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Manon Lescaut | Stage Door Society

Manon Lescaut

Giacomo Puccini

Opera·Premiered 1893·Libretto by Luigi Illica, Marco Praga, Domenico Oliva·romantic · verismo · tragedy

Synopsis

A young woman torn between love and luxury follows her devoted lover to exile and death in the American desert.

Signature Interpreters

Performers most associated with this work.

Manon Lescaut

Asmik Grigorian
1 recording · 32 performances
Eva-Maria Westbroek
1 recording · 26 performances
Karita Mattila
21 performances

Il Cavaliere Renato Des Grieux

Roberto Alagna
28 performances

Geronte Di Ravoir

Wolfgang Bankl
22 performances

Most frequently performed at

Metropolitan Opera House
25 appearances · last in 2016
Staatsoper Unter den Linden
8 appearances · last in 2027
Metropolitan Opera
2 appearances · last in 2016

Recorded Performances

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