Manon Lescaut
Americannoun
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a novel (1731) by Antoine François Prévost.
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an opera (1893) by Giacomo Puccini.
Example Sentences
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Never has he had more reason than in his current run of "Manon Lescaut" at the Metropolitan Opera.
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
"Manon Lescaut" proved by far the more satisfying performance overall.
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
But he could not help laughing to himself at the notion of Lonsdale wrestling with the moral of Manon Lescaut, and if the impulse had ever reached his full consciousness, it died on the instant.
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton
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