Film · Music
Manon Lescaut (1983)
★ 6.0 · 1 votes2 h 47 minMusic1983
The sets and costumes by Ponnelle are truly reflective of the 'grand style'. Plus the fact that the two lead characters are portrayed by top singers in their absolute prime - both Gruberova and Araiza weren't even 35 years old at the time of this performance, makes this production the most convincing both dramatically and musically. The conducting of Fischer is good - he makes the music come alive, much more so than the MET version.
- Director
- Brian Large, Helmuth Froschauer, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
- Writers
- Henri Meilhac
- Country
- France, Austria
- Language
- French
- Release date
- December 28, 1983
Cast
Edita GruberovaManon
Francisco AraizaDes Grieux- Hans HelmLescaut
- Pierre ThauComte des Grieux
- Wilfried GahmlichGuillot
- Georg TichyDe Brétigny
- Donna RobinPoussette
- Margaretha HintermeierJavotte
Axelle GallRosette
Alfred ŠramekPosadero
