Tenor Gregory Kunde sings Des Grieux in an Opera di Roma production of Manon Lescaut that will tour Japan

The American singer Gregory Kunde will sing Chevalier des Grieux in Puccini’s opera Manon Lescaut, in a production by Opera di Roma that will be touring Japan this month. Singing with the tenor will be Kristine Opolais as Manon Lescaut and Alessandro Luongo as Lescaut, all under the baton of Maestro Donato Renzetti. Stage direction is by Chiara Muti. Performances are scheduled for September 16^that the Kanagawa Kenmin Hall of Yokohama and for September 20^thand 22^ndat the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan.