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Manon Lescaut is the opera in which Puccini found his voice. Never again did he equal the intensity of full-blooded sexual passion with which he imbued this opera. The catalyst is the Chevalier de Grieux, a young man initiated into a wanton world, all too aware of the degradation he will suffer but powerless to resist it. The object of his obsession is Manon, irresistibly charming and lethally corrupt, infuriatingly poised between the trivial and the sublime. Puccini's musical imagination was at its most fecund as he lavished his immortal melodies on these potent characters. Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Running time 2 hours 30 minutes including an interval of 20 minutes. Wednesday Jul 4 - performance is a Charity Gala in aid of the Kensington Housing Trust.

Creatives/Company

Music: Puccini
Lyrics(s): Oliva, Illica (after Prevost)
Company(s): Cadogan Opera, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Holland Park, Opera Holland Park Chorus
Producer(s): Royal Borough of Kensington, Chelsea Libraries and Arts Services
Director: Matthias Janser
Conductor: Brad Cohen
Design: Andrew Walsh