Kristine Opolais
— Manon Lescaut
Jonas Kaufmann
— Des Grieux
Markus Eiche
— Lescaut
Roland Bracht
— Géronte de Ravoir
Maurizio Muraro
Dean Power
— Edmondo
Okka von der Damerau
— A musician
Ulrich Reß
— Dance Master
Christian Rieger
— Inkeeper
Christoph Stephinger
— A sergeant
Petr Nekoranec
— A lamplighter
Evgenij Kachurovsky
— A Navy Captain
Sarah Alexandra Marks
— Ninon