The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Manon Lescaut

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Kristine Opolais Manon Lescaut

Roberto Alagna Des Grieux

Massimo Cavalletti Lescaut

Brindley Sherratt Geronte de Ravoir

Zach Borichevsky Edmondo