Research Catalog

Title

Manon Lescaut [videorecording] / [music by] Giacomo Puccini ; production by Gian Carlo Menotti ; Metropolitan Opera Association.

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Publication

Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, [2006]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007.
• Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008
• D'Alessio, Clemente
• Oliva, Domenico
• Ricordi, Giulio, 1840-1912.
• Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
• Praga, Marco, 1862-1929.
• Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
• Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763.
• Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023.
• Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
• Elvira, Pablo, 1937-2000.
• Capecchi, Renato
• Creech, Philip
• Levine, James, 1943-2021.
• Heeley, Desmond
• Wechsler, Gil
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
• Deutsche Grammophon (Firm)

Description

1 videodisc (132 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in. +

Uniform Title

• Manon Lescaut
• Live from the Met.

Alternative Title

Manon Lescaut

Subject

• Operas

Note

• Libretto by Domenico Oliva, Giulio Ricordi, Luigi Illica, Marco Praga and Giuseppe Giacosa.
• Based on the novel by Abbé Prévost.
• Program notes by Richard Evidon and synopsis (12 p. : ports.) inserted in container.
• Bonus features: picture gallery; interviews with Scotto, Domingo, Levine and Menotti; trailer.

Credits (note)

• Set and costume designer, Desmond Heeley; lighting designer, Gil Wechsler; [television] producer, Clemente D'Alessio; director, Kirk Browning.

Event (note)

• Recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York on Mar. 29, 1980.

System Details (note)

• DVD; region 0 (worldwide); NTSC; PCM stereo., DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1.

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian; with optional Italian, English, German, French, Spanish or Chinese subtitles.

Call Number

*LDV 618

OCLC

71799577

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

Manon Lescaut [videorecording] / [music by] Giacomo Puccini ; production by Gian Carlo Menotti ; Metropolitan Opera Association.

Imprint

Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, [2006]

System Details

DVD; region 0 (worldwide); NTSC; PCM stereo., DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1.

Performer

Renata Scotto (Manon Lescaut) ; Plácido Domingo (The Chevalier des Grieux) ; Pablo Elvira (Lescaut) ; Renato Capecchi (Geronte) ; Philip Creech (Edmondo) ; other soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor.

Credits

Set and costume designer, Desmond Heeley; lighting designer, Gil Wechsler; [television] producer, Clemente D'Alessio; director, Kirk Browning.

Event

Recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York on Mar. 29, 1980.

Language

Sung in Italian; with optional Italian, English, German, French, Spanish or Chinese subtitles.

Added Author

Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007. Producer. Director

Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008, television director.

D'Alessio, Clemente. Producer

Oliva, Domenico. Librettist

Ricordi, Giulio, 1840-1912. Librettist

Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist

Praga, Marco, 1862-1929. Librettist

Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist

Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763. Manon Lescaut.

Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023. Performer

Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer

Elvira, Pablo, 1937-2000. Performer

Capecchi, Renato. Performer

Creech, Philip. Performer

Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor

Heeley, Desmond. Set designer

Heeley, Desmond. Costume designer

Wechsler, Gil. Lighting designer

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

Deutsche Grammophon (Firm)

Added Title

Live from the Met.

Publisher No.

B0006419-09 Deutsche Grammophon

Research Call Number

*LDV 618 Notes on file.