Manon

Following her radiant turn in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette —which garnered raves for “high notes that spun like liquid gold … Sierra touched the operatic firmament” ( The New York Times )—superstar soprano Nadine Sierra takes on another alluring French heroine, the irresistible title character of Massenet’s passionate drama. Leading tenor Matthew Polenzani is her idealistic lover, the Chevalier des Grieux, with rising-star baritone Andrzej Filończyk as her stalwart cousin, Lescaut, in a breathtaking Belle Époque staging by director Laurent Pelly. Please note that video cameras will be in operation during the March 30 and April 3 performances, as part of The Met: Live in HD series of cinema transmissions. A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera; The Royal Opera, Covent Garden, London; Teatro alla Scala, Milan; and Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse Production a gift of The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund The Met gratefully acknowledges the support of Elizabeth M. and Jean-Marie R. Eveillard, and Marina Kellen French