Manon Lescaut
Puccini took some musical elements in "Manon Lescaut" from earlier works he had written. For example, the madrigal "Sulla vetta tu del monte" from act 2 echoes the "Agnus Dei" from his 1880 "Messa a quattro voci". Other elements of "Manon Lescaut" come from his compositions for strings: the quartet "Crisantemi" (January 1890), three "Menuets" (probably 1884) and a "Scherzo" (1883?). The love theme comes from the aria "Mentia l'avviso" (1883).