Original: Manon is an opÃ ra comique in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille , based on the 1731 novel Lâ histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by the AbbÃ PrÃ vost . It was first performed at the OpÃ ra-Comique in Paris on January 19 , 1884 .
Simplified: Manon is a French opera in five acts by Jules Massenet , first performed at the OpÃ ra-Comique in Paris , on March 19 , 1884 , libretto by Henri Meilhac et Philippe Gile , after the AbbÃ Antoine-Fran Ã ois PrÃ vost 's L'histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut .