Kinohast
Puccini: Manon Lescaut

Puccini: Manon Lescaut (1980)

Music • Drama • 2ч 10м

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.

TMDB rating: 8.0 (1)

Cast

Renata Scotto
Renata Scotto
Manon Lescaut
Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo
Chevalier des Grieux
No photo
Pablo Elvira
Lescaut
Renato Capecchi
Renato Capecchi
Geronte
Isola Jones
Isola Jones
A musician
No photo
Philip Creech
Edmondo
No photo
Mario Bertolino
An innkeeper
No photo
Andrea Velis
Dancing master
No photo
John Carpenter
A lamplighter
No photo
Julien Robbins
A sergeant
No photo
Russell Christopher
A sea captain

Crew

Abbé Prévost
Original Story
Giacomo Puccini
Original Music Composer
Desmond Heeley
Set Designer
Gil Wechsler
Lighting Design
Kirk Browning
Director
Giulio Ricordi
Writer
Michael Bronson
Executive Producer
Marco Praga
Writer
Clemente D'Alessio
Producer
Nina Lawson
Hairstylist
Luigi Illica
Writer
Desmond Heeley
Costume Designer
Gian Carlo Menotti
Production Design
Domenico Oliva
Writer
Victor Callegari
Makeup Artist
John Pfeiffer
Sound Designer

Recommendations

Similar