Puccini - Manon Lescaut (2008)
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Famed soprano Renée Fleming hosts this filmed Metropolitan Opera production of Giacomo Puccini's classic 1893 opera Manon Lescaut, starring Finnish performer Karita Mattila as the title character, and co-starring Sean Panikkar as Edmondo, Marcello Giordani as Des Grieux and Dwayne Croft as… More Famed soprano Renée Fleming hosts this filmed Metropolitan Opera production of Giacomo Puccini's classic 1893 opera Manon Lescaut, starring Finnish performer Karita Mattila as the title character, and co-starring Sean Panikkar as Edmondo, Marcello Giordani as Des Grieux and Dwayne Croft as Lescaut. James Levine conducts; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet provide added accompaniment and support. This particular film debuted on an unusual note, as one in a series of operas given mainstream, High-Definition cinema release in the United States. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Directed By
- Brian Large
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts
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Cast
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Karita Mattila
as Manon Lescaut
- Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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Paul Plishka
as An Inkeeper
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Renée Fleming
as Host
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James Courtney
as A Sergeant
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Bernard Fitch
as Dancing Master
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Marcello Giordani
as Des Grieux
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Dale Travis
as Geronte
- Metropolitan Opera Chorus
- Metropolitan Opera Ballet
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Sean Panikkar
as Edmondo
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Dwayne Croft
as Lescaut
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Tamara Mumford
as A Musician
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Tony Stevenson
as A Lamplighter
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Richard Bernstein
as A Sea Captain
- James Levine
