Opera
Manon Lescaut
Giacomo Puccini
Olympia Theatre
A passion-filled story of love, the first opera to clearly reveal Puccini’s remarkable musical language. Based on the once highly popular moralizing novel by the Abbé Prévost, the story of the Chevalier Des Grieux and Manon Lescaut has been set to music by many composers. Puccini’s opera stands out for the intensity with which it expresses emotions and the orchestral richness of the music.
The stage direction has been undertaken by one of the world’s most sought-after opera directors, Giancarlo del Monaco, son of famous Italian tenor Mario del Monaco who starred alongside Maria Callas in historic productions at La Scala, Milan in the 1950s. Giancarlo del Monaco has worked as assistant to Wieland Wagner, grandson of the renowned German composer, as well as to the equally famous German director Walter Felsenstein, while he has also directed celebrated festivals and leading opera houses in Germany and France.
The sets for this major production have been undertaken by eminent Greek set designer Nikos Petropoulos, who places the action of the opera in a 1960s film studio, where a movie is being made about Manon Lescaut.
Creative team
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Giancarlo del Monaco Director -
Pasquale Grossi Costumes -
Wolfgang von Zoubek Lighting -
Giacomo Puccini Featured composer
Cast
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Lana Kos Manon Lescaut · 21/10, 24/10, 26/10, 28/10 -
Rachele Stanisci Manon Lescaut · 7/11, 9/11, 11/11, 14/11, 18/11 -
Dionyssis Sourbis Lescaut -
Renzo Zulian The Chevalier des Grieux · 7/11, 9/11, 11/11, 14/11, 18/11 -
Nikos Stefanou Edmondo · 21/10, 24/10, 26/10, 28/10 -
Charalambos Alexandropoulos Edmondo · 7/11, 9/11, 11/11, 14/11, 18/11 -
Kostas Dotsikas The Innkeeper · 7/11, 9/11, 11/11, 14/11, 18/11 -
Christos Kechris The Dancing Master · 21/10, 24/10, 26/10, 28/10 -
Elena Marangou A Singer · 21/10, 24/10, 26/10, 28/10 -
Athina Kastrinaki A Singer · 7/11, 9/11, 11/11, 14/11, 18/11 -
GNO Orchestra and Chorus Ensemble
Με την Ορχήστρα, τη Χορωδία και την Παιδική Χορωδία της ΕΛΣ, στο πλαίσιο της εκπαιδευτικής της αποστολής







