Manon Lescaut : dramma lirico in quattro atti dall'ononimo romanzo di A.F. Prevost / musica di Giacomo Puccini ; regia teatrale, Liliana Cavani ; regia televisiva, Liliana Cavani ; dal Teatro alla Scala, Raiuno e Raicinemafiction presentano.

As Manon Lescaut is being shipped off to a convent, she escapes and is off to the luxury of Paris, which is the start of a path of despair for Manon.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors:	Teatro alla Scala. Coro (Performer) Teatro alla Scala. Orchestra (Performer) Teatro alla Scala Rai Uno (Firm) Rai Cinemafiction (Firm) TDK Marketing Europe GmbH
Other Authors:	Cavani, Liliana (Director) Guleghina, Maria (Singer) Gallo, Lucio (Singer) Cura, José, 1962- (Singer) Roni, Luigi (Singer) Muti, Riccardo (Conductor) Ferretti, Dante, 1943- (Designer) Pescucci, Gabriella (Costume designer) Mantovanini, Gianni (Lighting designer) Imparato, Raffaello (Cartographer) Bonomi, Maurizio (Editor) Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763 Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924
Language:	Italian English German French Spanish
Language of the Original:	Italian
Language and/or Writing System:	Sung in Italian, with optional subtitles in English, German, French, Italian or Spanish.
Published:	Ratingen : TDK, [2005]
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Operas > Television adaptations. Operas. Nonfiction films. Television adaptations.
Genre:	Television adaptations. Operas. Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	As Manon Lescaut is being shipped off to a convent, she escapes and is off to the luxury of Paris, which is the start of a path of despair for Manon.
Note:	Originally produced for television broadcast. Program notes in English, German and French (12 pages : ill.) in container. Running time on container: 134 min. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CM1 D0055517 VideoDVD
Credits:	Sets, Dante Ferretti ; costumes, Gabriella Pescucci ; lighting design, Gianni Mantovanini ; director of photography, Raffaello Imparato ; editor, Maurizio Bonomi.
System Details:	DVD-9; NTSC, region 0 (worldwide); Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, LPCM stereo. sound; aspect ratio (16:9).
Participant or Performer:	Maria Guleghina (Manon Lescaut) ; Lucio Gallo (Lescaut) ; José Cura (Renato Des Grieux) ; Luigi Roni (Geronte di Ravoir) ; supporting soloists ; Orchestra and chorus of Teatro alla Scala, Milan ; Riccardo Muti, conductor.
Event Details:	Recorded live June 11, 1998 at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan.