This recording features Annick Massis as Manon and the tenor Alessandro Liberatore in his debut as De Grieux. Both artists are distinguished interpreters of the leading roles.

Manon is Massenet's most popular and enduring opera. Following its première, it quickly conquered the world's stages and has continued to maintain its important place in the repertory ever since. It represents the quintessential charm and vitality of the music and culture of the Parisian Belle Époque.

The opera became a mainstay of the Opéra-Comique in Paris, reaching its 1,000th performance there in 1919.

Available on DVD and CD

Stage director: Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera
Set designer: Jean-Guy Lecat
Costume designer: Frédéric Pineau
Lighting designer: Franco Marri

Cast:
- Manon: Lescaut Annick Massis
- Le chevalier Des Grieux: Alessandro Liberatore
- Le comte Des Grieux: Roger Joakim
- Guillot de Morfontaine: Papuna Tchuradze
- De Brétigny: Patrick Delcour
- Lescaut: Pierre Doyen
- Poussette: Sandra Pastrana
- Javotte: Sabine Conzen
- Rosette: Alexise Yerna

Video format: NTSC
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Audio format: PCM 2.0 - Dolby digital 5.1
Subtitles: Fr (original), Eng, It, Ger, Kor
Region code: 0 – all regions
Recording date & place: October 2014, Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Belgium
Duration: 162 min.
Notes: Italian, English