Puccini: Manon Lescaut (1980)
1980 · 2h 10m · Music, Drama
Genres: Music, Drama
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).
Director: Kirk Browning, Gian Carlo Menotti
Writers: Giulio Ricordi, Marco Praga, Luigi Illica
Music by: Giacomo Puccini
Cast
Renata Scotto as Manon LescautPlácido Domingo as Chevalier des GrieuxPablo Elvira as LescautRenato Capecchi as GeronteIsola Jones as A musicianPhilip Creech as EdmondoMario Bertolino as An InnkeeperAndrea Velis as Dancing masterJohn Carpenter as A lamplighterJulien Robbins as A sergeantRussell Christopher as A sea captainJames Levine as Self - CondurctorMore like this
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