Name: Manon Lescaut
Start: 2014-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2014-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Opera House

Organization

Chanteur

Soprano

Kristīne Opolais

Manon Lescaut

Baryton

Christopher Maltman

Lescaut

Ténor

Jonas Kaufmann

Le chevalier René Des Grieux

Basse

Maurizio Muraro

Géronte de Ravoir

Benjamin Hulett

Edmond

Robert Burt

Le maître de ballet

Mezzo-soprano

Nadezhda Karyazina

Un musicien

Luis Gomes

Un allumeur de réverbères

Jeremy White

Le capitaine de marine

Jihoon Kim

Sergent des archers

Direction d'orchestre

Antonio Pappano

Mise en scène

Jonathan Kent

Décors

Paul Brown

Costumes

Lumières

Mark Henderson

Chorégraphie

Denni Sayers

Royal Opera House

Assistant Stage Director

Pedro Ribeiro

italien

Londres

Royaume-Uni

Public

anglais

Valide

Join soprano Kristīne Opolais and baritone Christopher Maltman as they talk about becoming the roles of Manon and Lescaut in Puccini's first success, Manon Lescaut directed by Jonathan Kent.

Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/manonlescaut


Puccini's publisher tried to prevent him from adapting Abbé Prévost's L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut -- Massenet had already created a highly successful opera based on the novel. But Puccini was not to be dissuaded, claiming 'a woman like Manon can have more than one lover'. Despite a troubled gestation (five librettists were engaged in the project), the premiere of Manon Lescaut in 1893 was Puccini's first major triumph -- a hit with critics and the public alike.

Jonathan Kent -- director of The Royal Opera's much-loved staging of Tosca -- brings a new production of Manon Lescaut to Covent Garden. Puccini's sumptuous, richly-coloured score is characterized by youthful vitality and filled with glorious melodies. Des Grieux expresses his passion for Manon in the Act I aria 'Vedete? io son fedele', lively dances evoke Manon's luxurious life in Paris in Act II, while in the impassioned finale to Act III, 'Pazza son!', Des Grieux begs to be allowed to join the imprisoned Manon on her voyage to America. The opera culminates in Manon's heartbreaking Act IV aria 'Sola, perduta, abbandonata', as she contemplates her impending death.

Kristīne Opolais and Christopher Maltman on Manon Lescaut (The Royal Opera)

Manon Lescaut by Puccini, Du (2014/2014), Dirigé par Jonathan Kent,, Chef d'orchestre Antonio Pappano, Royal Opera House, Londres, Royaume-Uni

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