Manon
Classification added March 31, 2016Premiered January 19, 1884
Paris. Opéra-Comique
Composer:
Jules Massenet
Original Language:
French
Librettist:
Henri Meihac and Philippe Gille
Description:
Opera in V Acts
Notes:
Text based on Prévost’s novel “L’histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut”
Time Period:
1721
Place:
Amiens, Paris, Havre
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Manon (Lescaut) | Soprano | L |
| Chevalier des Grieux | Tenor | L |
| Lescaut | Baritone | L |
| Comte des Grieux | Bass | F |
| Guillot de Morfontaine | Tenor | F |
| De Bretigny | Baritone | F |
| Pousette | Soprano | S |
| Javotte | Soprano | S |
| Rosette | Soprano | S |
| Innkeeper | Baritone | B |
| Male Traveler | Tenor | CB |
| An Old Lady | Mezzo-Soprano | CB |
| A Porter | Tenor | CB |
| A Female Traveler | Mezzo-Soprano | CB |
| Another Female Traveler | Mezzo-Soprano | CB |
| Another Male Traveler | Tenor | CB |
| Yet Another Male Traveler | Tenor | CB |
| Two Guardsmen | Tenors (2) | CB |
| A Maid-Servant | Spoken | CB |
| A Woman Vendor | Soprano | CB |
| A Ballad Seller | Baritone | CB |
| A Trader (Merchant) | Tenor | CB |
| A Male Vendor | Tenor | CB |
| A Tonic Seller | Tenor | CB |
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| A Cook | Tenor | CB |
| Porter of the Seminary | Spoken | CB |
| Three Gamblers (3) | Speaking Parts (3) | CB |
| A Voice (Off-Stage, Act IV - police) | Speaking Part | CB |
| A Sergeant (Act V, or part 2 of Act IV) | Spoken | CB |
Minimum Chorus: 36
Divisi: SATB