Manon Lescaut is the opera in which Puccini found his voice. Never again did he equal the intensity of full-blooded sexual passion with which he imbued this opera. The catalyst is the Chevalier de Grieux, a young man initiated into a wanton world, all too aware of the degradation he will suffer but powerless to resist it. The object of his obsession is Manon, irresistibly charming and lethally corrupt, infuriatingly poised between the trivial and the sublime. Puccini's musical imagination was at its most fecund as he lavished his immortal melodies on these potent characters. New Production| 11 Apr 14 | Bristol Hippodrome Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 2 Apr 14 to 4 Apr 14 | Venue Cymru (formerly - North Wales Theatre) Llandudno, Gwynedd Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 26 Mar 14 to 28 Mar 14 | Theatre Royal Plymouth Plymouth, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 19 Mar 14 to 21 Mar 14 | Mayflower Theatre Southampton, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Mar 14 to 14 Mar 14 | Milton Keynes Theatre Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Mar 14 to 7 Mar 14 | Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 8 Feb 14 to 27 Feb 14 | Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive |
