Manon : opéra comique en 5 actes et 6 tableaux

The Resource Manon : opéra comique en 5 actes et 6 tableaux
Label
Manon : opéra comique en 5 actes et 6 tableaux
Title remainder
opéra comique en 5 actes et 6 tableaux
Statement of responsibility
de Jules Massenet ; livret d'Henri Meilhac et Philippe Gille ; une coproduction France 2, Opéra national de Paris, François Roussillon et associés avec la participation d'Europe Images International ; mise en scène, Gilbert Deflo ; réalisation, François Roussillon
Contributor
Conductor
Director
Librettist
Singer
Subject
Genre
Language
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • ita
  • spa
  • fre
  • fre
Summary
The Chevalier des Grieux meets and seduces the young Manon when she is being escorted by her brother to a convent. Manon lives with des Grieux in Paris, but leaves him for a rich admirer. She is later arrested, charged with prostitution, and deported to Louisiana. Des Grieux accompanies her and during an escape attempt she dies in his arms
Cataloging source
VRU
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Sets and costumes, William Orlandi ; lighting, Joël Hourbeigt ; choreography, Ana Yepes ; director of photography, Martial Barrault
Date time place
Recorded at the Opéra Bastille, June 2001
Language note
Sung in French with optional subtitles in English, French, Italian, and Spanish
PerformerNote
Renée Fleming (Manon Lescaut) ; Marcelo Alvarez (Chevalier des Grieux) ; Jean-Luc Chaignaud (Lescaut) ; Alain Vernhes (Comte des Grieux) ; Michel Sénéchal (Guillot de Morfontaine) ; Franck Ferrari (Monsieur de Brétigny) ; Jaël Azzaretti (Poussette) ; Isabelle Cals (Javotte) ; Delphine Haidan (Rosette) ; Christophe Fel (innkeeper) ; supporting soloists ; Orchestra and Choruses of the Opéra national de Paris ; conductor, Jesus Lopez-Cobos
Runtime
164
Technique
live action
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