Manon Lescaut
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a novel (1731) by Antoine François Prévost.
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an opera (1893) by Giacomo Puccini.
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Puccini's opera, which premiered in 1893, is one of several musical adaptations of a short novel by Abbe Prevost published in 1731 and titled "L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut."
From US News ● Mar. 1, 2016
On Sunday afternoon, Patricia Racette gave a moving, richly sung performance as the impetuous young beauty who becomes a courtesan and then dies in exile in Puccini's first breakout hit, "Manon Lescaut."
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2013
The updating of "Manon Lescaut," which is specified to take place in the 18th century, comes off as inherently misguided.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2013
In a few years there will be Verdi's Trovatore, Puccini's Manon Lescaut.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2010
Gil Blas, Marianne, Manon Lescaut, and perhaps even Le Hasard au Coin du Feu are interesting in themselves; but the whole work of their authors is important, and therefore interesting, to the historical student.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by George Saintsbury
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