Manon [Opéra national de Paris]

Overview

“Manon is like any person who, strolling down the street one day, glances up at a second-story window and catches a glimpse of a different life,” explains Vincent Huguet about his staging of Massenet’s Manon, “a life that she suddenly desires ardently … and will do anything to have.” In his update of Prévost’s famous novel, Huguet demonstrates, with empathy and acuity, that Manon’s tale could really be anyone’s.

Directed by Vincent Huguet

Top cast

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Manon

B

Benjamin Bernheim

Le Chevalier des Grieux

Ludovic Tézier

Lescaut

Roberto Tagliavini

Le Comte des Grieux

Rodolphe Briand

Guillot de Morfontaine

P

Pierre Doyen

Brétigny

C

Cassandre Berthon

Poussette

A

Alix Le Saux

Javotte

J

Jeanne Ireland

Rosette

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