Release Date

17 Apr, 2012

Runtime

02:53: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The Metropolitan Opera: Manon

Star soprano Anna Netrebko scored a triumph in Laurent Pelly’s acclaimed 2012 production, singing the title heroine for the first time at the Met. Manon’s story—from innocent country girl to celebrated courtesan to destitute prisoner—is one of the great tragic tales in literature and music, and this performance brings out all of its colors, as seen through Massenet’s masterful score, from the comedic beginning to the heart-wrenching finale. Piotr Bezcala is des Grieux, Manon’s lover, who decides to become a priest when she leaves him, but ultimately is reunited with her, only to lose her again. Paulo Szot sings Lescaut, and Fabio Luisi conducts the Met Orchestra and Chorus.

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Actors

Anna Netrebko

Piotr Beczala

Paulo Szot

David Pittsinger

Christophe Mortagne

Bradley Garvin

Anne-Carolyn Bird

Jennifer Black

Ginger Costa-Jackson

Philip Cokorinos

Alexander Lewis

David Crawford

Kathryn Day

Deborah Voigt

Crew

Fabio Luisi

Gary Halvorson

Joël Adam

Laurent Pelly

Laurent Pelly

Chantal Thomas

Philippe Gille

Victoria Warivonchik

Jules Massenet

Abbé Prévost

Ron Washburn

Lionel Hoche

Mia Bongiovanni

Henri Meilhac