Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Movie - 130mins
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.
Cast:
Mario
Bertolino
Andrea
Velis
John
Carpenter
Julien
Robbins
Russell
Christopher
Renata
Scotto
Plácido
Domingo
Pablo
Elvira
Renato
Capecchi
Isola
Jones
Philip
Creech
Mario
Bertolino
Andrea
Velis
John
Carpenter
Julien
Robbins
Russell
Christopher
Renata
Scotto
Plácido
Domingo
Pablo
Elvira
Renato
Capecchi
Isola
Jones