Manon Lescaut

opera by Giacomo Puccini

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Vinony files it under 1893 operas, Adaptations of works by Antoine François Prévost and Italian-language operas.

Its subject is documented across 39 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Librettist: Luigi Illica Giuseppe Giacosa Marco Praga Domenico Oliva [ it ]
Language: Italian
Based on: Abbé Prévost 's novel Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux, et de Manon Lescaut
Premiere: 1 February 1893 ( 1893-02-01 ) , Teatro Regio , Turin

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Wikidata facts

Genre: opera
Country of origin: Italy
Based on: Manon Lescaut
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Narrative location: North America
Librettist: Ruggero Leoncavallo
Image: Un sito ridente alla porte del Chiostro di S. Giusto, bozzetto di Ugo Gheduzzi per Manon Lescaut (1893) - Archivio Storico Ricordi ICON000111.jpg

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Commons category: Manon Lescaut (Puccini)
date of first performance: 1893-02-01
inception: 1890-00-00
number of parts of this work: 4
Commons gallery: Manon Lescaut
title: Manon Lescaut
set in period: 18th century
language of work or name: Italian
location of first performance: Teatro Regio
native label: Manon Lescaut
publication date: 1850-00-00
copyright status: public domain
form of creative work: opera

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Encyclopedic overview

Manon Lescaut ( Italian: [maˈnɔn leˈsko]) is an Italian-language opera in four acts composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1889 and 1892 to a libretto by Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa, Marco Praga and Domenico Oliva [it], based on the 1731 novel Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux, et de Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost. The opera was first performed in 1893 in Turin, at the Teatro Regio.

Composition history

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