Details

Drawing on the novel Manon Lescaut, the opera tells of the meeting between Manon and Armand de Grieux that leads to an unstoppable trail of sex, drugs and murder in post-war Paris. Sung in German with English surtitles. Running time 1 hour 15 minutes. No interval

Cast/Performers

Alexandra von der Weth (Manon Lescaut), Rainer Trost (Armand des Grieux), Wolfgang Rauch (Lescaut), Quentin Hayes (Francis), Chris Merritt (Lilaque pere), Graeme Broadbent (Lilaque fils)

Creatives/Company

Music: Hans Werner Hanze
Book by: Abbe Prevost
Company: Royal Opera Company
Conductor: Bernhard Kontarsky
Director: Nikolaus Lehnhoff
Design: Tobias Hoheisel
Lighting: Paul Pyant