| Other author/creator | Friedrich, Götz. |
| Other author/creator | Burton, Humphrey, 1931- |
| Other author/creator | Sinopoli, Giuseppe conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Oliva, Domenico, librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Domingo, Plácido, 1941- |
| Other author/creator | Te Kanawa, Kiri performer. |
| Other author/creator | Allen, Thomas, 1944- performer. |
| Included Work | Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Manon Lescaut. |
| Included Work | Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763. Manon Lescaut. |
| Other author/creator | NVC Arts (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Royal Opera House (London, England) |
| Other author/creator | British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service. |
| Other author/creator | Kultur International Films. |
| Other author/creator | Covent Garden Video Productions. |
| Abstract |
The Chevalier des Grieux meets and seduces the young Manon when she is being escorted by her brother to a convent. Manon lives with des Grieux in Paris, but leaves him for a rich admirer. She is later arrested, charged with prostitution, and deported to Louisiana. Des Grieux accompanies her and during an escape attempt she dies in his arms. |
| General note | Based on the novel by the Abbé Prévost; libretto by Oliva and Illica Praga. |
| Credits | Set design, Günther Schneider-Siemssen ; costume design ; Aliute Meczies ; dances, Romayne Grigorova ; executive producer for NVC Arts, Robin Scott. |
| Cast |
Plácido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Thomas Allen, Forbes Robinson, Robin Leggate, George MacPherson, John Fryatt, Anna Cooper, Handel Thomas, Mark Curtis, Roderick Earle, Paschal Allen, children from Burlington Danes School, the Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor, Giuseppe Sinopoli. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Performance of the Hamburg State Opera's production of Puccini's opera Manon Lescaut, performed in 1983 at the Royal Opera House Convent Garden. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Technical details | DVD; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Language | Sung in Italian with English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, or Japanese subtitles. |
| Genre/form | Operas. |
| ISBN | 0769776221 |
