Manon Lescaut is an opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini, composed between 1890 and 1893. The story is based on the 1731 novel L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by the Abbé Prévost and should not be confused with Manon, an 1884 opera by Jules Massenet based on the same novel.
| Librettist | Luigi Illica (Based on the novel "L’histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut" by the Abbé Prévost) |
| Date of composition | 1892 (1889-1892) |
| Premiered | 1893, March 1st in Turin, Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy |
| Type | Opera |
| Approx. duration | 125 minutes |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
- Manon Lescaut
Voice (Tenor) - Renato Des Grieux Voice (Baritone) - Lescaut, fratello di Manon (Manon's brother) Voice (Bass) - Geronte di Ravoir, tesoriere generale (Treasurer General) Voice (Tenor) - Edmondo, studente (a student) Voice (Tenor) - Un lampionaio (Lamplighter) Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Un musico (Singer) Voice (Bass) - Un oste (Innkeeper) Voice (Tenor) - Il maestro di ballo (Dance Master) Voice (Bass) - Un Sergente degli Arceri (Sergeant of the Royal Archers) Voice (Bass) - Il Comandante di Marina (Naval Captain) Silent Role - Un parrucchiere (Hairdresser) Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut |
Sonya Yoncheva singing "Sola, perduta, abbandonata" from Puccini's Manon Lescaut. Recorded at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall of Moscow in November 2019. Diego Matheuz conducts the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia. The complete concert is available on medici.tv: https://www.medici.tv/en/concerts/sonya-yoncheva-sings-puccini/