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The story, set in France and Louisiana in the early 18th century, follows the hero, the Chevalier des Grieux, and his lover, Manon Lescaut. Controversial in its time, the work was banned in France upon publication. Despite this, it became very popular and pirated editions were widely distributed.
Manon Lescaut ( Italian: [maˈnɔn leˈsko]) is an Italian-language opera in four acts composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1889 and 1892 to a libretto by Luigi Illica, Marco Praga and Domenico Oliva [ it], based on the 1731 novel Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux, et de Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost.
A classic example of the 18th-century novel of feeling, Manon Lescaut tells the story of a young man of good family who ruins his life for a courtesan. From an early age, Prévost displayed many of the weaknesses characteristic of the hero of his most famous work.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
It is the story of a lovely young woman, Manon, who is being taken by her brother to live in a convent. Des Grieux, a local student, is overwhelmed by Manon’s beauty and falls madly in love with her at first sight.
Manon Lescaut. Puccini was supposed to oversee rehearsals for the 1907 Met premiere of Manon Lescaut, but his transatlantic crossing was delayed by a storm at sea. He arrived just in time for the first performance, which starred soprano Lina Cavalieri, tenor Enrico Caruso, and baritone Antonio Scotti.
Feb 1, 2018 · Opera Profile: Puccini’s ‘Manon Lescaut’. By David Salazar. Three years before he premiered “La Bohème,” Puccini gave the world “Manon Lescaut.” The opera, based on the novel by Abbé Prévost, premiered on Feb. 1, 1893, and put Puccini in the public eye as a serious opera composer.
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Nov 7, 2005 · The girls, for whom the students have been waiting, now enter from their work. They turn away from Des Grieux, and Edmondo begs his friends to leave him alone. A postillion's horn is heard and a diligence arrives, from which Lescaut, Geronte, and Manon alight.
