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Manon Lescaut. This article is about the novel by Prévost. For other uses, see Manon Lescaut (disambiguation). The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut (French: Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux, et de Manon Lescaut [istwaʁ dy ʃ (ə)valje de ɡʁijø e d (ə) manɔ̃ lɛsko]) is a novel by Antoine François Prévost.
Manon Lescaut (Italian: [maˈnɔn leˈsko]) is an Italian-language opera in four acts composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1889 and 1892 to a libretto by Luigi Illica, Marco Praga and Domenico Oliva [ it ], based on the 1731 novel Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux, et de Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost.
Oct 27, 2023 · Giacomo Puccini: Manon LescautManon Lescaut - Renata ScottoDes Grieux - Plácido DomingoLescaut - Pablo ElviraGeronte - Renato CapecchiEdmondo - Philip Creech...
Feb 1, 2018 · Three years before he premiered “La Bohème,” Puccini gave the world “Manon Lescaut.” The opera, based on the novel by Abbé Prévost, premiered on Feb. 1, 1893, and put Puccini in the public eye as a serious opera composer.
Cast. Manon Lescaut (soprano) Lescaut, her brother and guardian (baritone) Chevalier Renato des Grieux, a student (tenor) Geronte di Revoir, Treasurer General (bass) Edmondo, a student (tenor) Innkeeper (bass) Singer (mezzo-soprano) Dance Master (tenor) Lamplighter (tenor) Sergeant of the Royal Archers (bass) Naval Captain (bass) Hairdresser ...
Soprano Leontyne Price’s brilliant Met career consisted mainly of Verdi roles, but she sang Tosca in 1962 and Manon Lescaut, seen here, in 1975. Tosca figured prominently earlier in her career when she sang it on NBC-TV in 1955, the first televised opera with a Black artist in a leading role.
In his work, Giacomo Puccini depicts the love of Manon Lescaut and Des Grieux, in 18th century France. Manon is unsatisfied with a simple lifestyle, and she decides to let herself be kept by a wealthy old man. Her penchant for luxury and wealth takes her to prison; finally she is deported to New Orleans where her life comes to a tragic end.
