The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Manon Lescaut [458972] Released: 2016-03-05 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 144 mins Popularity: 0.2558 Vote Average: 0 Vote Count: 0 Overview: Kristine Opolais is the young woman whose conflicting desires for love and luxury lead to her tragic end, and Roberto Alagna plays the man who falls for her in Puccini’s early hit. Richard Eyre’s elegant production, which sets the action in 1940s occupied France, was one of the highlights of the Met’s 2015–16 season. Massimo Cavalletti as Manon’s brother and Brindley Sherratt as her aging admirer co-star, and Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium. Cast [18] Kristine OpolaisManon Lescaut Roberto AlagnaDes Grieux Massimo CavallettiLescaut Brindley SherrattGeronte de Ravoi Zach BorichevskyEdmondo Fabio LuisiSelf - Conductor Deborah VoigtSelf - Host Philip CokorinosA Hotel Manager Virginie VerrezA Musician Scott ScullyDancing Master Martin HarveySolo Dancer Maria D'AmatoMadrigal Singer Christina Thomson AndersonMadrigal Singer Stephanie ChigasMadrigal Singer Rosalie SullivanMadrigal Singer Brandon CedelA Sergeant Andrew BidlackA Street Sweeper Richard BersteinA Sea Captain Trailers