Puccini's Manon Lescaut at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Manon Lescaut; ‘Dramma lirico’ in four acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924); Libretto by Mario Praga, Domenico Oliva, Giulio Ricordi, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa based on the abbé Prévost; First performance in Torino, Teatro Regio, 1 February 1893; Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Chœur de l’Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Pinchas Steinberg (Conductor); Stefano Visconti (Chorus Master); Guy Montavon (Stage Direction, lighting); Hank Irwin Kittel (sets), Christopher Kempf (Costumes); Maria Agresta (Manon Lescaut); Claudio Sgura (Lescaut); Yusif Eyvazov (Des Grieux); Alessandro Spina (Geronte di Ravoir); Luis Gomes (Edmond); Luca Casalin (Dance Master); Loriana Castellano (a musician); Monte-Carlo, Opéra, 22 April 2022 1264784_1 (135 min)