MANON LESCAUT Puccini – Poznań Opera
Destined for the convent, the young Manon falls head over heels in love with a handsome stranger and decides to flee with him. Yet aspiring to a life of wealth and luxury, she ends up throwing herself into the arms of a rich nobleman. Can she forget her true love? Puccini’s adaptation of the novel by Abbé Prévost had a complicated gestation. An alarmingly long list of librettists succeed each other in trying to satisfy the composer’s demands in terms of dramatic structure and fine verbal detail. Was Puccini struggling perhaps to make his opera sufficiently different from Massenet’s on the same subject? Puccini probably never reached a ‘definitive’ form of this opera but it was his first international success and arguably the first in which the composer found his voice as a musical dramatist. Opera Poznań has entrusted their new production - streamed live on the opening night - to a former winner of the European Opera Directing Prize, Gerard Jones, and conductor Marco Guidarini.
Cast
- Iwona Sobotka - Manon
- Dominik Sutowicz - Des Grieux
- Jaromir Trafankowski - Lescaut
- Rafał Korpik - Geronte de Ravoir
- Piotr Kalina - Edmond
- Michał Korzeniowski - Innkeeper and captain
- Bartłomiej Szczeszek - Ballet master
- Laura Wąsek - Singer
- Tomasz Mazur - Sergeant
- Marek Szymanski - Lamplighter
Screenplay
- Domenico Oliva (Story)
- Luigi Illica (Story)
- Marco Praga (Story)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MANON LESCAUT Puccini – Poznań Opera about?
- Destined for the convent, the young Manon falls head over heels in love with a handsome stranger and decides to flee with him. Yet aspiring to a life of wealth and luxury, she ends up throwing herself into the arms of a rich nobleman. Can she forget her true love? Puccini’s adaptation of the novel by Abbé Prévost had a complicated gestation. An alarmingly long list of librettists succeed each other in trying to satisfy the composer’s demands in terms of dramatic structure and fine verbal detail. Was Puccini struggling perhaps to make his opera sufficiently different from Massenet’s on the same subject? Puccini probably never reached a ‘definitive’ form of this opera but it was his first international success and arguably the first in which the composer found his voice as a musical dramatist. Opera Poznań has entrusted their new production - streamed live on the opening night - to a former winner of the European Opera Directing Prize, Gerard Jones, and conductor Marco Guidarini.
- Who directed MANON LESCAUT Puccini – Poznań Opera?
- MANON LESCAUT Puccini – Poznań Opera was directed by Gerard Jones.
- Who stars in MANON LESCAUT Puccini – Poznań Opera?
- MANON LESCAUT Puccini – Poznań Opera stars Iwona Sobotka, Dominik Sutowicz, Jaromir Trafankowski, Rafał Korpik, Piotr Kalina, Michał Korzeniowski.
- How long is MANON LESCAUT Puccini – Poznań Opera?
- MANON LESCAUT Puccini – Poznań Opera has a runtime of 3h 2m (182 minutes).