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  • Giacomo Puccini, Manon Lescaut

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opera Puccini's Manon Lescaut Richard Eyre (stage director), Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) — With Eva-Maria Westbroek (Manon Lescaut) and Massimo Giordano (Des Grieux)

Richard Eyre (stage director), Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) — With Eva-Maria Westbroek (Manon Lescaut) and Massimo Giordano (Des Grieux)

Puccini's Manon Lescaut Richard Eyre (stage director), Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) — With Eva-Maria Westbroek (Manon Lescaut) and Massimo Giordano (Des Grieux)

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Revisit Puccini's classic Manon Lescaut in a superb staging from the 2014 Baden-Baden Festival! This beloved opera, inspired by the novel of the same name by the Abbé Prévost, has been taken up time and again by the greatest stage directors of every era who can't help but fall for the tragic title character's passionate love story. Sir Richard Eyre's memorable mise en scène is complemented here by the superb Berliner Philharmoniker under Sir Simon Rattle!

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Cast

  • Richard Eyre | Stage director
  • Rob Howell | Assistant stage director
  • Fotini Dimou | Costume designer
  • Peter Mumford | Lighting
  • Sara Erde | Choreographer
  • Philharmonia Chor Wien
  • Walter Zeh | Chorus director

Program

  • Giacomo Puccini, Manon Lescaut

Details

  • Venue: Festspielhaus Baden-Baden (Baden-Baden, Germany)
  • Production date: 2014
  • Duration: 2 h 07 min
  • Production: © 2014 EuroArts, SWR
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