Puccini: Manon Lescaut (1980)
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
All the throbbing eroticism—and ultimate heartbreak—of Puccini’s youthful score is unleashed by James Levine and his top-flight cast. Plácido Domingo is Des Grieux, the handsome, headstrong young aristocrat who falls head over heels for the enticing, impetuous Manon Lescaut (Renata Scotto). Manon returns his love, but her obsession with luxury ruins them both. Gian Carlo Menotti’s opulent production, with sets and costumes by Desmond Heeley, superbly captures the colorful world of 18th century France.
Casting arrow_drop_down
Renata Scotto
as Manon Lescaut
as Manon Lescaut
Plácido Domingo
as Chevalier des Grieux
as Chevalier des Grieux
Pablo Elvira
as Lescaut
as Lescaut
Renato Capecchi
as Geronte
as Geronte
Isola Jones
as A musician
as A musician
Philip Creech
as Edmondo
as Edmondo
Mario Bertolino
as An innkeeper
as An innkeeper
Andrea Velis
as Dancing master
as Dancing master
John Carpenter
as A lamplighter
as A lamplighter
Julien Robbins
as A sergeant
as A sergeant
Russell Christopher
as A sea captain
as A sea captain
Crew arrow_drop_down
Abbé Prévost
Original Story
Original Story
Giacomo Puccini
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Desmond Heeley
Set Designer
Set Designer
Gil Wechsler
Lighting Design
Lighting Design
Kirk Browning
Director
Director
Giulio Ricordi
Writer
Writer
Michael Bronson
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Marco Praga
Writer
Writer
Clemente D'Alessio
Producer
Producer
Nina Lawson
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Luigi Illica
Writer
Writer
Desmond Heeley
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Gian Carlo Menotti
Production Design
Production Design
Domenico Oliva
Writer
Writer
Victor Callegari
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
John Pfeiffer
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
