Details

The opera charts Manon's course from wide-eyed innocent to a woman who has seen all too much of the world, and Massenet supplies a lushly romantic score, bursting with life and colour. On her way to the convent where she is destined to spend her days, Manon falls instantly in love with the handsome Des Grieux, and they elope. Torn between her devotion to Des Grieux and the seductiveness of glamour and riches, Manon's voracious appetite for life blazes through the opera. Whilst he only wants the girl, the girl wants to have it all - even if it proves ultimately to be her undoing. New Production. Sung in French with English titles. Running time approx. 2 hours 45 minutes.

Cast/Performers

Malin Bystrom (Manon), Julian Gavin (Le Chevalier des Grieux), William Dazeley (Lescaut), Jonathan Best (Le Comte des Grieux), Anna-Clare Monk (Pousette), Allison Cook (Javotte), Louise Innes (Rosette)

Creatives/Company

Author: Massenet
Lyrics(s): Meilhac, Gille
Book by: Prevost
Company: Opera North
Conductor(s): Grant Llewelyn (excluding Oct 22 / 24 / Nov 26 / 28), Alistair Dawes (Nov 22 / 24 / Nov 26 / 28)
Director: Daniel Slater
Design: Francis O'Connor
Costume: Francis O'Connor
Lighting: Bruno Poet
Choreographer: Lynne Hockney