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"The Metropolitan Opera HD Live" Puccini: Manon Lescaut (TV Episode 2008) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Brian Large ... (directed for live cinema by)

Writing Credits  

Giuseppe Giacosa ... (libretto by) (uncredited) &
Luigi Illica ... (libretto by) (uncredited)
 
Abbé Prévost ... (based on the novel: "L'Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut" by) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order)  

James Levine James Levine ... Self - Conductor
Renée Fleming ... Self - Host
Sean Panikkar Sean Panikkar ... Edmondo
Marcello Giordani Marcello Giordani ... Des Grieux
Dwayne Croft Dwayne Croft ... Lescaut
Paul Plishka Paul Plishka ... An innkeeper
Dale Travis Dale Travis ... Geronte
Karita Mattila Karita Mattila ... Manon Lescaut
Tamara Mumford Tamara Mumford ... A musician
Lisette Oropesa Lisette Oropesa ... Madrigal Singers
Jennifer Black ... Madrigal Singers
Sasha Cooke Sasha Cooke ... Madrigal Singers
Ellen Rabiner Ellen Rabiner ... Madrigal Singers
Bernard Fitch Bernard Fitch ... Dancing Master
James Courtney James Courtney ... A sergeant
Tony Stevenson Tony Stevenson ... A lamplighter
Richard Bernstein Richard Bernstein ... A sea captain
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ... Themselves - Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera Chorus Metropolitan Opera Chorus ... Chorus
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Agnes Baltsa Agnes Baltsa ... Carmen (Intermission features: The Defiant Women of Opera) (archive footage)
William Berger William Berger ... Self - Opera writer (Intermission features: The Defiant Women of Opera)
Olga Borodina Olga Borodina ... Dalila, Samson et Dalila (Intermission features: The Defiant Women of Opera) (archive footage)
Joseph Clark Joseph Clark ... Self - MET Technical Director (Intermission)
Ileana Cotrubas Ileana Cotrubas ... Violetta, La Traviata (Intermission features: The Defiant Women of Opera) (archive footage)
Plácido Domingo ... Des Grieux (Intermission features: The Defiant Women of Opera) (archive footage)
Jack the Maltese Jack the Maltese ... The Dog (Also Intermission features)
Nancy Novograd Nancy Novograd ... Self - Owner of tamed animal (Intermission)
Paul Novograd Paul Novograd ... Self - Owner of tamed animal (Intermission)
Patricia Racette Patricia Racette ... Self - Stars in Peter Grimes in HD on March 15 (Intermission features: The Defiant Women of Opera)
Renata Scotto Renata Scotto ... Self / Manon Lescaut / Musetta (Intermission features: The Defiant Women of Opera)
Teresa Stratas Teresa Stratas ... Nedda, Pagliacci (Intermission features: The Defiant Women of Opera) (archive footage)

Produced by 

Marisa Biaggi ... associate producer: Intermission
Mia Bongiovanni ... supervising producer
Louisa Briccetti ... producer
Peter Gelb ... executive producer
Gil Gilbert ... producer: Intermission features "The Defiant Women of Opera"
Barry Goodman ... field producer: Intermission
Pat Jaffe ... producer: Intermission features "The Defiant Women of Opera"
Elena Park ... supervising producer
Matthew Principe ... associate producer: Intermission
Victoria Warivonchik ... producer

Production Design by 

Desmond Heeley

Costume Design by 

Desmond Heeley

Makeup Department 

Matiki Anoff ... make-up: for Ms. Mattila
Victor Callegari ... makeup artist
Tim Harvey ... hair stylist
Tom Watson ... wig and hair stylist
Allison Imoto-Suh ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Karen McLaughlin ... associate director: Intermission
Jay Millard ... associate director
Debbie Miller ... director: Intermission
Jon Pretnar ... technical director

Art Department 

James R. Blumenfeld ... property master
Deborah Cavanaugh ... broadcast graphics
Stephen A. Diaz ... master carpenter

Sound Department 

Chris Callus ... audio
Louise de la Fuente ... audio
Tom Holmes ... production mixer
Ken Hunold ... audio
Skip Kent ... audio
John Kerswell ... audio
Bill King ... audio supervisor
Steve Lamphere ... audio
Sean McClintock ... audio
Justin Milner ... audio
Blake Norton ... audio
Jay David Saks ... audio producer
John Bowen ... sound editor (uncredited)
Ken Hahn ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Miguel Armstrong ... camera
Rob Balton ... camera
Bob Benedetti ... utility: Intermission
Win Bernfeld ... camera: Intermission
Alan Buchner ... videotape
Wayne Chouinard ... television lighting
Rick Compeau ... robotic camera technician
Ted Erne ... robotic camera technician
Manny Gutierrez ... camera
Charlie Huntley ... camera
Steve Joyce ... videotape (as Steven Joyce)
John Kosmaczewski ... camera
Martin Marietta ... robotic camera technician
Jeff Muhlstock ... steadicam: Intermission
Kevin Murphy ... assistant camera: Intermission
Alain Onesto ... camera
Matty Randazzo ... video
Paul Ranieri ... video
Mark Schubin ... engineer-in-charge
David Smith ... camera
Larry Solomon ... camera
Billy Steinberg ... video
Ron Travisano ... robotic camera technician
Ron Washburn ... camera: Intermission / technical supervisor
Gil Wechsler ... lighting designer
Mark Whitman ... camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Sylvia Nolan ... resident costume designer
Lesley Weston ... costume shop manager

Music Department 

Joseph Colaneri ... musical preparation
Joan Dornemann ... musical preparation
Nick Eanet ... concertmaster
John Geller ... score reader
Dennis Giauque ... musical preparation
Hemdi Kfir ... musical preparation
Jane Klaviter ... music preparation / prompter
James Levine ... conductor
Carrie-Ann Matheson ... musical preparation
Metropolitan Opera Chorus ... chorus
Donald Palumbo ... chorus master
Giacomo Puccini ... music by (as Puccini)
Howard Watkins ... musical preparation

Script and Continuity Department 

William Berger ... researcher: Intermission features "The Defiant Women of Opera"
Paul Cremo ... dramaturg
Matt Dobkin ... writer
Ellen Keel ... researcher: Intermission features "The Defiant Women of Opera" / writer
J.D. McClatchy ... met titles
David Rebhun ... subtitles cued by

Additional Crew 

Terry Benson ... television stage manager (as Terence Benson)
Joseph Clark ... technical: Metropolitan Opera Association
Phyllis Digilio ... stage manager
Alexandra Eastman ... production assistant
Michael Griebel ... media librarian/archivist
Alyse Horn ... production assistant
David Kneuss ... assistant stage director
Gina Lapinski ... stage director
Enzo Martinez ... production assistant (as Enzo E. Martinez)
James Murphy ... teleprompter operator
Hank Neimark ... assistant stage director
Daniel Rigazzi ... assistant stage director
Harriet Snyder ... production assistant
Yolanda S. Williams ... production associate
Dorothy Yang ... production assistant

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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