| Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) | Manon Lescaut (Sung in English) | Libretto von Luigi Illica, Marco Praga, Domenico Oliva |
| English Touring Opera | ||
| Gerry Cornelius | Musikalische Leitung | |
| Jude Christian | Regie | |
| Charlotte Henery | Bühnenbild, Kostüme | |
| Ben Ormerod | Licht | |
| English Touring Opera Orchestra | ||
| Jenny Stafford | Sopran | Manon Lescaut |
| Gareth Dafydd Morris | Tenor | Chevalier des Grieux |
| Aidan Edwards | Bass | Lescaut |
| Edward Hawkins | Bass | Geronte di Ravoir |
| Brenton Spiteri | Tenor | Edmondo |
| Cicely Hé | Mezzosopran | Musician |
| David Horton | Tenor | Dancing master |
| Amy J Payne | Mezzosopran | Naval commander |
| Edward Jowle | Bariton | Innkeeper |
| Philip Wilcox | Bass | Sergeant of archers |
| Julia Mariko | Sopran | Lamplighter |
Manon Lescaut is a devastating depiction of a woman wrestling with her desire for love on her own terms, and the rigid double standards imposed on her by society. The opera was a breakthrough hit for its composer, Giacomo Puccini, and is packed with memorable music and heartbreaking drama.
Jude Christian, fresh from a critically acclaimed Titus Andronicus at London’s Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, brings incisive direction and a sharp, poetic new translation to her radical new production, while ETO Music Director Gerry Cornelius conducts.