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Production Companies
Royal Opera House
Manon Lescaut
Best Manon Lescaut on disc!! Unbelievable Performances!
Overview
Manon Lescaut's production was updated and it worked. Highly professional production with two of the best performances I've ever witnessed in any opera. By the end of the third act I was crying and by the end of the fourth act I could not stop the tears. These two can not only sing up a storm they act one as well. This is the best Manon Lescaut I've ever seen and hope the upcoming one at the Met is as good. It truly was thrilling. Kaufmann and Opolais were unbelievably fantastic and the orchestra was superb. Pappano is the kind of maestro you want to sing for as he coaches as in the old days of maestros like Levine, etc. This is highly recommended as a keeper!
Key Crew
Director: Jonathan Kent
Writer: Ruggero Leoncavallo, Luigi Illica, Marco Praga, Giuseppe Giacosa
Top Cast
Kristine Opolais
Manon Lescaut
Jonas Kaufmann
Des Grieux
Christopher Maltman
Lescaut
Maurizio Muraro
Geronte
Benjamin Hulett
Edmondo
Nigel Cliffe
L’Oste
Nadezhda Karayazina
Un Musico
Robert Burt
Il Maestro di Ballo
