Maria Malibran, the first singer of the title role, for whom Balfe wrote the opera
Librettist
Alfred Bunn
Language
English
Based on
Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost
Premiere
27 May 1836 (1836-05-27)
Drury Lane Theatre, London
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