Manon [Opéra national de Paris]

“Manon is like any person who, strolling down the street one day, glances up at a second-story window and catches a glimpse of a different life,” explains Vincent Huguet about his staging of Massenet’s Manon, “a life that she suddenly desires ardently … and will do anything to have.” In his update of Prévost’s famous novel, Huguet demonstrates, with empathy and acuity, that Manon’s tale could really be anyone’s.

Cast

Pretty Yende

Manon

Benjamin Bernheim

Le Chevalier des Grieux

Ludovic Tézier

Lescaut

Roberto Tagliavini

Le Comte des Grieux

Rodolphe Briand

Guillot de Morfontaine

Pierre Doyen

Brétigny

Cassandre Berthon

Poussette

Alix Le Saux

Javotte

Jeanne Ireland

Rosette

Crew

Dan Ettinger

Conductor

Vincent Huguet

Director

Jules Massenet

Music