Manon Lescaut
Drama - Revival
City Center
Data not verified
- First Preview:
- Opening Date: November 9, 1944
- Closing Date: November 16, 1944
- Previews:
- Performances: 2
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Playwright: Theodore Burt Sayre
Synopsis
A wealthy student risks everything for the love of a general's mistress who loves him but cannot give up her taste for luxury, in Giacomo Puccini's opera, adapted from Marcel Prevost's novel.
Opening Night Cast
| Norbert Ardelli | The Chevalier Des Grieux | |
| John DeSurra | Lescaut | |
| Thomas Hayward | Edmondo | |
| William Horne | The Chevalier Des Grieux | |
| Dorothy Kirsten | Manon Lescaut | |
| Ralph Telasko | Geronte De Ravoir |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Marcel Prevost | Book | |
| Giacomo Puccini | Composer | |
| José Ruben | Staging | |
| New York City Center Light Opera Company | Producer |
