Manon – October 26, 2019 select Cineplex locations LiveEvents October 19, 2019 2408 Manon (Massenet) French w/e.s.t. – Metropolitan Opera Manon’s story—from innocent country girl to celebrated courtesan to destitute prisoner—is one of the great tragic tales in literature and music. Lisette Oropesa stars as the irresistible title character, the tragic beauty who yearns for the finer things in life, in Laurent Pelly’s revealing production. Michael Fabiano is the besotted Chevalier des Grieux, whose desperate love for Manon proves their undoing. Maurizio Benini conducts Massenet’s sensual score. The opera is set in and around Paris, with familiar landmarks such as the church of St. Sulpice forming important reference points in the story. The opera was originally set in the early 18th century, but the Met’s current production places the story in the late 19th century, the so-called “Belle Époque” and the time when the opera was written. Cast Lisette Oropesa (Manon), Michael Fabiano (Chevalier des Grieux), Carlo Bosi (Guillot de Morfontaine), Artur Rucinski (Lescaut), Brett Polegato (de Brétigny), Kwangchul Youn (Comte des Grieux) Length: 4h 12m Live Saturday, October 26, 2019 Encores Saturday, December 14, 2019 Monday, January 13, 2020 Wednesday, January 15, 2020 Sunday, January 19, 2020 For information and tickets: www.cineplex.com/Events
