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| Cast |
| Production - Lyric Opera of Chicago |
| Manon Lescaut sung by Karita Mattila - soprano |
| Lescaut-Giulio Fioravanti sung by John Hancock - baritone |
| Grieux, Chevalier des sung by Misha Didyk - tenor |
| Geronte di Ravoir sung by Eric Halfvarson - bass |
| Edmondo sung by Sean Panikkar - tenor |
| Director - Olivier Tambosi* |
| Set Design - Frank Phillip Schloessmann* |
| Costumes - Frank Phillip Schloessmann* |
| Lighting - Duane Schuler |
| Madrigal Singer sung by Kendall Gladen - mezzo-soprano |
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| Manon Lescaut |
| Conductor - Donald Runnicles |
| Chorus Director - Ian Robertson |
| Sun-November 19 (2 pm) M-O, Wed-22 (7:30 pm) D-E, Sat-November 25 (8 pm) J-L, TGWE, Tue-28 (8 pm) A-C; Fri-December 1 (8 pm) G-H OOT3, Thr-7 (7:30 pm) R-T, Sun-December 10 (2 pm) W, LEADING LADIES, RUNNICLES, VERDI-PUCCINI |
| Choreographer - Sara Stewart* |
| Director Tambosi does his utmost to patch over this problematic dramatic structure and to keep the opera moving within Frank Philipp Schloessmann's period-perfect sets and rich costumes.
Indeed, the designer faithfully executes Puccini's elaborate scenic directions down to the last detail, from the bustling French town square that opens the opera, to Manon's sumptuous lapis lazuli boudoir, to the teeming harbor of Le Havre, to the barren rocks of the Louisiana plain where she meets her demise. One of Schloessmann's many realistic touches, just in time for Halloween, is a scary hot poker that's used to brand fallen women before their deportation to America. / Review |
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| An Innkeeper/ A sea captain sung by Eugene Brancoveanu - baritone |
| A dancing master/ A lamplighter sung by Matthew O'Neill - tenor |
| Sergeant of the archers sung by Jeremy Galyon - bass-baritone |
| A prison sergeant sung by David Kekuewa - ??? |
| Madrigalists sung by Virginia Pluth - Dvora Djoraev |
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| Christopher Feigum (Lescaut), Karita Mattila (Manon Lescaut.) photo Dan Rest Review Opera Critic |
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| The production had big, luxurious sets for the first three acts and a curious rocky landscape in Act 4 for the desolate wasteland outside New Orleans (geography was not a strength of Puccini). Director Olivier Tambosi kept the movement fresh and natural.
/ Review-Houston Grand Opera |
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| Based on a novel by Abbé Prévost
Approximate Running Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes Sung in Italian with English Supertitles |
| SFO PERFORMANCE BY DAY-DATE-SERIES |
| Madrigalists sung by Rachelle Perry - Sally Mouzon |
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