| Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) | Manon Lescaut (Cast I) | Livret de Luigi Illica, Marco Praga, Domenico Oliva |
| Gran Teatre del Liceu | ||
| Emmanuel Villaume | Direction | |
| Davide Livermore | Mise en scène, Décors | |
| Giusi Giustino | Costumes | |
| Coro del Gran Teatre del Liceu | ||
| Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu | ||
| Albert Muntanyola | Comédien | Renato des Grieux |
| Liudmyla Monastyrska | Soprano | Manon Lescaut |
| Gregory Kunde | Ténor | Chevalier des Grieux |
| David Bižić | Baryton | Lescaut |
| Carol García | Soprano | Un musicien |
| José Manuel Zapata | Ténor | Le maître de ballet |
| Mikeldi Atxalandabaso | Ténor | Edmondo (Edmond) |
| Carlos Chausson | Baryton | Geronte di Ravoir (Géronte de Ravoir) |
| Marc Pujol | Basse | L'hôtelier |
Passion, pleasure and regret in a story about contradictions and sacrifices
Inspired by the eponymous novel by the Abbé Prévost, Puccini achieved his first major success with Manon Lescaut. The story of the rise and fall of the courtesan Manon was written with captivating music, true to the principles of verism and with the right amount of heart rendering emotion in passages such as the famous aria “Sola, perduta, abbandonata” of act four.
Two acclaimed tenors share the role of Des Grieux, America’s Gregory Kunde and Spain’s Jorge de León. They are joined by two internationally reputed sopranos in the leading role, the Ukraine’s Ludmyla Monastyrska and Italy’s Maria Pia Piscitelli.
The Liceu welcomes a new coproduction between the Liceu, the Palau de les Arts in Valencia and the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. The action takes place in the context of early 20th century immigration with the memory of Ellis Island as the background.
Co-production: Gran Teatre del Liceu, Teatro di San Carlo (Naples) and Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (Valencia)
Approx running time 2 hours 25 mins.
Tickets on sale from June 2017.
