Puccini's La Fanciulla del West

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Puccini's La Fanciulla del West (1983)

Directed by John Vernon, Piero Faggioni

“Domingo and Neblett shine!”

· 2h 20m

La Fanciulla del West, Puccini's penultimate opera is based on a play by David Belasco set at the height of the notorious California gold rush. The composer took three years to complete the work, which, for him, marked a new stylish departure. With more modern harmonic combinations and local melodies, Puccini pieced together a far larger canvas than anything he had tackled before. In this recording, Piero Faggioni's highly detailed staging is matched by Ken Adam's superbly atmospheric sets. Carol Neblett sings the role of Minnie "The Girl of the Gold West," Placido Domingo is as ignitable as ever in the role of Dick Johnson, alias the bandit, Ramirez, and Silvano Carroli sings the sinister sheriff, Jack Rance. Conducted by Nello Santi.

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Cast

Plácido Domingo Dick Johnson
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Carol Neblett Minnie
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Silvano Carroli Jack Rance Robert Lloyd Ashby
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John Rawnsley Sonora
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Gwynne Howell Jake Wallace
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John Dobson Trin
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Norman Welsby Sid Francis Egerton Nick
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Tom McDonell Bello
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Paul Crook Harry Robin Leggate Joe

Crew

Director
John Vernon, Piero Faggioni
Writer
Carlo Zangarini
Original Music Composer
Giacomo Puccini

Details

Release date
1983-07-28
Runtime
2h 20m
Original language
IT
Spoken languages
Italian
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Kultur Video