Details
The Girl of the Golden West is a fast-moving tale of love, jealousy, gambling, banditry and violence and their effect on a tight knit community. Despite the odds, the intrepid and resourceful frontierswoman Minnie gets her feller. Highly dramatic and brilliantly orchestrated La fanciulla del West was first staged in New York in 1910. It followed close on the heels of Puccini's huge success with Madama Butterfly.
Cast/Performers
Claire Rutter (Minnie),
Lorenzo Decaro (Dick Johnson),
Stephen Gadd (Jack Rance),
Alberto Sousa (Nick),
Micael de Souza (Sonora),
Jihoon Kim (Ashby)
Creatives/Company
Music:
PucciniLyrics(s):
Guelfo Civinini,
Carlo Zangarini (after David Belasco's play The Girl of the Golden West)
Producer:
Grange Park OperaConductor:
Stephen BarlowDirector(s):
Stephen Medcalf,
Peter Relton (revival director)
Design:
Francis O'ConnorLighting:
David Plater
