Airs Saturday, March 6, at 12 noon. The 2015-16 Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast season continues with a live broadcast of ManonLescaut, the opera that was Giacomo Puccini’s breakthrough hit. The performance stars soprano Kristine Opolais as the impetuous title character, opposite tenor Roberto Alagna, who is making his role debut this season as Manon’s lover, Des Grieux. Fabio Luisi, the Met’s Principal Conductor, leads the performance, and the cast also features baritone MassimoCavalletti as Manon’s brother, Lescaut, and bass BrindleySherratt as Geronte, the wealthy man who takes Manon as his mistress. ManonLescaut will be heard live over the Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network at 12:00 p.m. CT on Saturday, March 5.
Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's Manon Lescaut
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Kristine Opolais in the title role of Puccini's Manon Lescaut
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Kristine Opolais in the title role and Roberto Alagna as des Grieux in Puccini's Manon Lescaut
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Robert Alagna as des Grieux and Massimo Cavalletti as Lescaut in Puccini's Manon Lescaut
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Brindley Sherrat as Geronte, Kristine Opolais in the title role and Roberto Alagna as des Grieux in Puccini's Manon Lescaut
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