Composer Giacomo Puccini Librettists Ruggero Leoncavallo and Marco Praga and Domenico Oliva and Giuseppe Giacosa and Giulio Ricordi and Luigi Illica Based On a novel "L'Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut" by the Abbé Prévost Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 2019-2020 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Nicola Luisotti Director Olivier Tambosi Production Designer Frank Philipp Schlössmann Lighting Designer Duane Schuler Choreographer Lawrence Pech Chorus Director Ian Robertson Assistant Conductor Robert Mollicone Prompter Vito Lombardi Musical Preparation John Churchwell Tamara Sankidze Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad Fabrizio Corona Diction Alessandra Cattani Supertitles Christopher Bergen Assistant Director(s) José Maria Condemi Stage Manager(s) Jayme O’Hara Assistant Stage Manager(s) Jessica Barker Jennifer Harber E. Reed Fisher Costume Supervisor Jai Alltizer Wig and Makeup Jeanna Parham Cast Edmondo Christopher Oglesby Chevalier des Grieux Brian Jagde Rafael Davila(11/26) Lescaut Anthony Clark Evans Innkeeper SeokJong Baek Geronte de Ravoir Philip Skinner Manon Lescaut Lianna Haroutounian Singer Ashley Dixon Madrigalist Angela Moser Jesslyn Thomas Laurel Cameron Porter Sally Mouzon Dancing Master Zhengyi Bai Sergeant William Bryan Lamplighter Zhengyi Bai Sergeant of the Archers Christian Pursell Naval Captain SeokJong Baek Show Dates Fri, Nov 8 2019, 7:30pm Wed, Nov 13 2019, 7:30pm Sat, Nov 16 2019, 7:30pm Wed, Nov 20 2019, 7:30pm Sun, Nov 24 2019, 2pm Tue, Nov 26 2019, 7:30pm Time and Place Early 18th Century, France Scenes ACT I: Courtyard of an Inn at Amiens INTERMISSION ACT II: A Luxurious Bedroom in Geronte's House in Paris INTERMISSION INTERMEZZO ACT III: The Harbor of Le Havre ACT IV: A Barren Wasteland in Louisiana Media Image Christopher Oglesby (Edmondo) and members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon Lescaut and Brian Jagde as Des Grieux in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon and Brian Jagde as Des Grieux in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Image Brian Jagde as Des Grieux with Christopher Oglesby as Edmondo and members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Image Philip Skinner as Geronte and Anthony Clark Evans as Lescaut in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Image Philip Skinner as Geronte in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Image Lianna Haroutounian in the title role of Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon with Ashley Dixon as a Singer in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Image Anthony Clark Evans as Lescaut and Lianna Haroutounian in the title role of Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon and Philip Skinner as Geronte in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon and Zhengyi Bai as the Dancing Master in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon and Brian Jagde as Des Grieux in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon and Philip Skinner as Geronte in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon and Brian Jagde as Des Grieux in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Image Christian Pursell as the Sergeant of Archers, Brian Jagde as Des Grieux and Lianna Haroutounian as the title role in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Image Brian Jagde as Des Grieux in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Image Lianna Haroutounian in the title role of Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon and Brian Jagde as Des Grieux in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_2019_04_compressed_0.pdf (8.02 MB) Sponsors This production is made possible, in part, by John A. & Cynthia Fry Gunn. This production is made possible, in part, by Burgess & Elizabeth Jamieson. This production is made possible, in part, by the Edmund W. & Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Fund. This production is made possible, in part, by Bernard & Barbro Osher. Anthony Clark Evans' appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Fund. Nicola Luisotti's appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem Conductors Fund. Brian Jagde's appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan & David Traitel. Lianna Haroutounian's appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan & David Traitel. Additional support provided by Romana D. Bracco. Additional support provided by Eva K. Breyer. Additional support provided by Lawrence A. Kern. Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------Lyric Opera of Chicago production.Students, Townspeople, Singers, Dancers, Sailors, Soldiers, Courtesans, Ladies, Gentlemen, and Police Guards Supernumeraries Susan Anderson (Anderson-Norby) Bruce Bowen Mark Burstein James Crow Maria Dulmage Marissa Israel Andrew Korniej Lynn Meinhardt Heidi Munzinger Frankie Reichman Cole Richardson-Beatty Paul Romito Jennifer Rost Pablo Sanfrancisco Jessica Smith Doug Spradlin Paige Tagliafico Kimberly Thompson Miles Walls Carolyn Waugh Irving Wiltshire Laurel Winzler Yasmin Yamat
Image Christopher Oglesby (Edmondo) and members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon Lescaut and Brian Jagde as Des Grieux in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon and Brian Jagde as Des Grieux in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Brian Jagde as Des Grieux with Christopher Oglesby as Edmondo and members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Philip Skinner as Geronte and Anthony Clark Evans as Lescaut in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon with Ashley Dixon as a Singer in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Anthony Clark Evans as Lescaut and Lianna Haroutounian in the title role of Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon and Philip Skinner as Geronte in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon and Zhengyi Bai as the Dancing Master in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon and Brian Jagde as Des Grieux in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon and Philip Skinner as Geronte in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon and Brian Jagde as Des Grieux in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Christian Pursell as the Sergeant of Archers, Brian Jagde as Des Grieux and Lianna Haroutounian as the title role in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver
Image Lianna Haroutounian as Manon and Brian Jagde as Des Grieux in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut." Credit Cory Weaver