Henri Larrive appeared in a 1755 revived opera. It was not composed by the same people as the opera, in which contralto Cesira Ferrani starred in its 1893 world premiere.
Charles Dill proposes that Rameau had composed the 1737 opera just after working with Voltaire on the opera "Samson" that was never completed, after which he composed "Castor et Pollux" implementing Voltaire's aesthetics. 
Manon Lescaut is an opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini, composed between 1890 and 1893. 
 He made his first solo appearance as a high priest in a 1755 revival of Rameau's "Castor et Pollux". 
Cesira Ferrani (May 8, 1863 in Turin  May 4, 1943 in Pollone) was an Italian operatic soprano who is best known for debuting two of the most iconic roles in opera history, Mim in the original 1896 production of Giacomo Puccini's "La bohme" and the title role in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut" in its 1893 world premiere. 
