Puccini's La Fanciulla del West
Domingo and Neblett shine!
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.
Where to Watch
No US streaming subscription carries this title right now.
Top Cast
Plácido Domingo
Dick Johnson
Carol Neblett
Minnie
Silvano Carroli
Jack Rance
Robert Lloyd
Ashby
John Rawnsley
Sonora
Gwynne Howell
Jake Wallace
John Dobson
Trin
Norman Welsby
Sid
Francis Egerton
Nick
Tom McDonell
Bello
Paul Crook
Harry
Robin Leggate
Joe
Ian Caddy
Happy
Paul Hudson
Billy Jackrabbit
John Gibbs
José Castro
Nello Santi
Conductor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
More Like This
Light the Fuse… Sartana Is Coming
On My Skin
Sabata
Fedora
Django
A Night at the Opera
The Claim
Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story
Opera
Silver Saddle
Written on the Wind
Don Camillo in Moscow
Four of the Apocalypse
A Man Called Sledge
The Tales of Hoffmann
The Taming of the Shrew
The Spoilers
White Fang
A Good Woman
Where the Red Fern Grows