Manon Lescaut
Americannoun
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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
Ms. Smith “had a similar choice to take money and fame,” she said, “and like Manon Lescaut her life was totally empty without love.”
From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2014
There are three more performances of "Norma" and two more of "Manon Lescaut" through next weekend.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2013
In a few years there will be Verdi's Trovatore, Puccini's Manon Lescaut.
From The Guardian • Jun. 17, 2010
And now what are we to say of "Manon Lescaut"?
From Pot-Boilers by Bell, Clive
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