Synopsis
When, in 1731, l’Abbé Prévost wrote L’Histoire du chevalier Des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut – the work that inspired Massenet’s Manon – he portrayed an entire era, that of the Regency, which saw the old order fade away and a new order, full of the promise of unprecedented freedom, rise from its ashes. Manon must make her way between these two worlds, fleeing the convent in order to embrace the paths of desire and transgression, throwing herself headlong into a burning and destructive passion with Des Grieux. A parenthesis opens, only to close again in suffering and obscurity. The director Vincent Huguet casts the work’s customary taffeta aside in order to bring out its violence to the full.
Duration : 3h50 no interval
Language : French
Surtitle : French / English
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Opening
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First part 75 min
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Intermission 25 min
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Second part 65 min
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Intermission 25 min
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Third part 40 min
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End
Artists
Opera-comique in five acts and six scenes (1884)
After the novel by Abbé Prévost
Creative team
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Jules Massenet Music (1842-1912) -
Henri Meilhac Libretto -
Philippe Gille Libretto -
Dan Ettinger Conductor -
Vincent Huguet Director -
Vincent Huguet Director -
Aurélie Maestre Set design -
Clémence Pernoud Costume design -
Bertrand Couderc Lighting design -
Jean-François Kessler Choreography -
Louis Geisler Dramaturgy
Cast
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Pretty Yende Manon (29 Feb., 4, 10, 17, 25, 31 March, 3, 7, 10 April.) -
Amina Edris Manon (26 Feb, 7, 13, 22, 28 March) -
Benjamin Bernheim Le chevalier des Grieux (29 Feb., 4, 10, 17, 25, 31 March, 3, 7, 10 April.) -
Stephen Costello Le chevalier des Grieux (26 Feb, 7, 13, 22, 28 March) -
Ludovic Tézier Lescaut -
Roberto Tagliavini Le comte des Grieux -
Rodolphe Briand Guillot de Morfontaine -
Pierre Doyen de Brétigny -
Cassandre Berthon Poussette -
Alix Le Saux Javotte -
Jeanne Ireland Rosette -
Philippe Rouillon L'hôtelier -
Julien Joguet Deux gardes -
Laurent Laberdesque Deux gardes
Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
Media
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The Opera is showing off : Manon
Read the article
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Podcast Manon
Listen the podcast
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Des Grieux, ambassador of French singing
Watch the video
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Sébastien Mathé / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Sébastien Mathé / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Sébastien Mathé / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Sébastien Mathé / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Sébastien Mathé / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Sébastien Mathé / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Sébastien Mathé / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Sébastien Mathé / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Sébastien Mathé / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Sébastien Mathé / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Sébastien Mathé / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Sébastien Mathé / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Sébastien Mathé / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Julien Benhamou / OnP
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© Julien Benhamou / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Elena Bauer / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Elena Bauer / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Elena Bauer / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Elena Bauer / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Elena Bauer / OnP
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Manon (saison 19/20) © Elena Bauer / OnP
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Access and services
Opéra Bastille
Place de la Bastille
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Public transport
Underground Bastille (lignes 1, 5 et 8), Gare de Lyon (RER)
Bus 29, 69, 76, 86, 87, 91, N01, N02, N11, N16
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- €70 tickets for senior citizens over 65
Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.
Opéra Bastille
- Open 1h before performances and until performances end
- Get in from within the theatre’s public areas
- For more information: +33 1 40 01 17 82
Online
Opéra Bastille
Place de la Bastille
75012 Paris
Public transport
Underground Bastille (lignes 1, 5 et 8), Gare de Lyon (RER)
Bus 29, 69, 76, 86, 87, 91, N01, N02, N11, N16
Calculate my routeIn both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:
- €35 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
- €70 tickets for senior citizens over 65
Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.
Opéra Bastille
- Open 1h before performances and until performances end
- Get in from within the theatre’s public areas
- For more information: +33 1 40 01 17 82
Online
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