Manon Lescaut
Item
Record ID
1050
Identifier
90675
Genre
Work Title
Manon Lescaut
Uniform Title
Manon Lescaut
Program/Series Title
Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD ; Great performances at the Met
Composer
Text Author
Oliva, Domenico (libretto) ; Illica, Luigi (libretto)
Production Year
2008
Transmission/Release Date
2008-02-16 (Theater transmission) ; 2008-04-27 (PBS)
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
Theater transmission / PBS
Home Video - DVD
EMI
Conductor/Music Director
Levine, James, 1943-
Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra
Chorus/Choir
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus
Soloists
Sean Panikkar (Edmondo) ; Marcello Giordani (Des Grieux) ; Dwayne Croft (Lescaut) ; Paul Plishka (Innkeeper) ; Dale Travis (Geronte) ; Karita Mattila (Manon Lescaut) ; Bernard Fitch (Dancing Master) ; James Courtney (Sergeant) ; Tony Stevenson (Lamplighter) ; Richard Bernstein (Ship's Captain) ; Tamara Mumford (Musician) ; Lisette Oropesa ; Jennifer Black ; Sasha Cooke ; Ellen Babiner (Madrigal Singers)
Participants
Renee Fleming (host)
TV/Film Director
Large, Brian
Stage Director
Lapinski, Gina
Sets
Heeley, Desmond
Costumes
Heeley, Desmond
Production Company
Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.
Producer
Bongiovanni, Mia ; Park, Elena (Supervising Producers ; Briccetti, Louisa ; Warivonchik, Victoria (Producers)
Executive Producer
Gelb, Peter
Technical Information
HDTV
Other Information
Introduction by Renee Fleming. First intermission: Fleming interviews Karita Mattila ; pre-produced feature "Bad girls in opera" and Fleming backstage interview with animal handlers and horses. Second intermission: Fleming interviews James Levine, Technical Director Joe Clark about scene changes for acts III and IV, and Marcello Giordani. Act III to IV scene change shown without narration.
Duration
ca. 200'
Company
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Sourcemat
DLCAT - 175