Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 23 February 1856 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Manon Lescaut | coloratura soprano | Marie Cabel |
| Des Grieux | tenor | Henri Puget |
| Le Marquis d'Hérigny | baritone | Jean-Baptiste Faure |
| Lescaut, Manon's cousin | tenor | Beckers |
| Marguerite, Manon's friend | soprano | Léocadie Lemercier |
| Gervais, her fiancé | tenor | Jourdan |
| Madame Bancelin cabaret hostess | mezzo-soprano | Mme Félix |
| Monsieur Durozeau commissaire | baritone | Lemaire |
| Monsieur Renaud Inspector | baritone | Nathan |
| Zaby, a young slave | soprano | Mlle Bélia |
| A Sergeant | bass | Duvernoy |
| Two bourgeois | ||
| Court nobles, Bourgeois of the Boulevard du Temple, Soldiers, Male and female workers; Inhabitants of New Orleans, negroes, Colonial soldiers |
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