What is Manon Lescaut?
'''''Manon Lescaut''''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[opera]] in four acts by [[Giacomo Puccini]], first performed in [[Turin]], on February 1, 1893, [[libretto]] by Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa, Giulio Ricordi, Marco Praga and Domenico Oliva. Puccini's third opera and the work that established his reputation. ==Principal roles== * Manon - [[soprano]] * des Grieux - [[tenor]] * Lescaut - [[baritone]] * Geronte - [[bass (vocal range)|bass]] * Edmondo - tenor ==Reference== *''The Complete Dictionary of Opera & Operetta'', James Anderson, Wings Books, 1993. {{DEFAULTSORT:Manon Lescaut}} [[Category:1890s operas]]