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Runtime: 140 min
Average vote: 0
Release date: 1983-07-28
Director: John Vernon
Director: Piero Faggioni
Writer: Carlo Zangarini
Music: Giacomo Puccini
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.
Plácido Domingo
as
Dick Johnson
Carol Neblett
as
Minnie
Silvano Carroli
as
Jack Rance
Robert Lloyd
as
Ashby
John Rawnsley
as
Sonora
Gwynne Howell
as
Jake Wallace
John Dobson
as
Trin
Norman Welsby
as
Sid
Francis Egerton
as
Nick
Tom McDonell
as
Bello
Paul Crook
as
Harry
Robin Leggate
as
Joe
Ian Caddy
as
Happy
Paul Hudson
as
Billy Jackrabb...
John Gibbs
as
José Castro
Nello Santi
as
Conductor
Orchestra of t...