Kristine Opolais is the young woman whose conflicting desires for love and luxury lead to her tragic end, and Roberto Alagna plays the man who falls for her in Puccini’s early hit. Richard Eyre’s elegant production, which sets the action in 1940s occupied France, was one of the highlights of the Met’s 2015–16 season. Massimo Cavalletti as Manon’s brother and Brindley Sherratt as her aging admirer co-star, and Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

Genres

Cast

Kristine Opolais

Manon Lescaut

Roberto Alagna

Des Grieux

Massimo Cavalletti

Lescaut

Brindley Sherratt

Geronte de Ravoir

Zach Borichevsky

Edmondo

Scott Scully

Dancing Master

Richard Berstein

A Sea Captain

Fabio Luisi

Self - Conductor

Deborah Voigt

Self - Host