A scene from Massenet's "Manon." Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera
A masterpiece of the French repertoire, Massenet’s passionate drama follows the young Manon on her journey from Parisian glamour to tragic downfall.
Superstar soprano Nadine Sierra (La Sonnambula, Roméo et Juliette, La Traviata, Lucia di Lammermoor) takes on another alluring French heroine, the irresistible title character of Massenet’s passionate drama, in a stylish staging by director Laurent Pelly (Cendrillon).
CAST: Nadine Sierra, Matthew Polenzani, Carlo Bosi, Andrzej Filończyk, Rod Gilfry, Jean Teitgen
CONDUCTOR: Yves Abel
DIRECTOR: Laurent Pelly
ESTIMATED RUNTIME: 4 hours and 25 minutes, with two intermissions
Refreshments will be available for purchase at the Coffee Bar, including fresh sandwiches, and are permitted in the theater.
Sponsors
The Met Opera simulcasts at Guild Hall are made possible in part through the generosity of:
Grand Tier: Louise and Howie Phanstiel
Dress Circle: Norma Giorgetti in memory of Mary-Anne Szabaga, Patti Kenner in memory of Judith and Gus Leiber, Ngaere Macray, Irene Silverman, and Norbert Weissberg.
Balcony Circle: Gabrielle Bamberger, Susan Blair, Arlene Bujese in memory of Marcel Bally, Jeannette and H. Peter Kriendler Charitable Trust, Joan Osborne, and Veronica Stephens.
We thank Ann and Gloria Cestone, in memoriam, for their love of opera.
Performing Arts programs are supported by 2026 season sponsors Galia Meiri-Stawski and Axel Stawski, with additional lead support from Henry and Peggy Schleiff, The Melville Straus Family Endowment, Monica and Peter Tessler, and Vital Projects Fund.
Guild Hall’s Performing Arts programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Music Programming is supported in part by The Ellen and James S. Marcus Endowment for Musical Programming, and the Anne Wolf Concert Fund.
Dance programming is supported by Principal Sponsors SHS Foundation and the Straus Family Foundation, with additional support provided by Bonita and Kevin Stewart.
Additional support provided by Friends of the Theater: Natascia Ayers and Jim Ciquera, Bonnie and Joel Bergstein, Gene Bernstein and Kathy Walsh, Amy Cooney and Marty Feinman, John and Joan D’Addario, Suzanne and John Golden, Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan, Steve and Susan Pesner and Peace, in memory of Michéle Pesner, whose entire life was devoted to all aspects of culture, The Schaffner Family Foundation, Lisa Schultz and Ezriel Kornel, Stacey and Oliver Stanton, Susi and Peter Wunsch, and Mrs. George Yates.
