Composer
Librettists
Based On
the novel L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
Civic Auditorium
Season
1924
Language
French
Creative/Crew
Cast
Le Chevalier Des Grieux
Lescaut
Le Conte Des Grieux
Guillot Morfontaine
De Brétigny
Manon
Poussette
Javotte
Rosette
Servant
Two Guards
Show Dates
Time and Place
The action takes place in 1721.
Scenes
Act I -- A street in Amiens
Act II -- The apartment of Des Grieux and Manon - rue Vivienne
Act III -- Anteroom in the Seminary of Saint Sulpice
Act IV -- The Hotel of Transylvanie
Act V -- The road to Havre
Document
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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The program does not specify which language the opera was performed in. Contemporary records confirm that it was sung in its original French. The scene breakdown was listed in the program the way it is entered here. The synopsis, however, indicates Act III is in two scenes: the Cours La Reine scene, followed by the Saint Sulpice one. |