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. Supported (2005) by The Jean Sainsbury Royal Opera House Fund. Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Running time 3 hours 30 minutes.

Cast/Performers

Andrea Gruber (Minnie), Jose Cura (Dick Johnson), Mark Delavan (Jack Rance), Jonathan Lemalu (Jake Wallace), Mark Stone (Sonora), Robert Lloyd (Ashley), Francis Egerton (Nick), Grant Doyle (Bello), Hubert Francis (Trin), Adrian Clark (Sid), Harry Nicoll (Joe), Graeme Broadbent (Larkens), Jeremy White (Jose Castro), Robert Murray (Harry), Jared Holt (Happy)

Creatives/Company

Music: Puccini
Lyrics(s): Guelfo Civinini, Carlo Zangarini (after David Belasco's play The Girl of the Golden West)
Producer: Royal Opera House
Director: Piero Faggioni
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Design: Kenneth Adam
Lighting: Piero Faggioni
Costume: Piero Faggioni