Opéra : Manon
Jules Massenet's *Opéra*, broadcast live on a giant screen from the Met Opera in New York.
As part of its cultural program, Villeréal town hall invites you to enjoy a giant-screen live broadcast of Manon's New York Met.
A masterpiece of the French lyrical repertoire, performed by 2 exceptional artists: soprano Nadine Sierra, one of the great voices of her generation, in the title role, and tenor Matthew Polenzani as Chevalier des Grieux, in Laurent Pelly's sumptuous staging. A heroine by turns seductive, amorous and tragic, in one of Massenet's most moving operas.
Synopsis: France, early 18th century. On her way to the convent, the young and beautiful Manon meets the Chevalier des Grieux, and it's love at first sight. Together they flee to Paris. But Manon, attracted by the luxury and pleasures of the capital, vacillates between her sincere love for des Grieux and the temptation of a gilded life ...