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Organization

Singer

Soprano

Eva-Maria Westbroek

Minnie

Tenor

Yusif Eyvazov

Dick Johnson

Jonas Kaufmann

Baritone

Željko Lučić

Jack Rance

Michael Todd Simpson

Sonora

Joseph Barron

Happy

Scott Scully

Richard Bernstein

Bello

Alok Kumar

Harry

Bass

Adrian Timpau

Jim Larkens

Eduardo Valdes

Trin

Jeongcheol Cha

Matthew Rose

Ashby

James Creswell

Carlo Bosi

Nick

Philip Cokorinos

Billy Jackrabbit

Mezzo-soprano

MaryAnn McCormick

Wowkle

Oren Gradus

Jake Wallace

Kidon Choi

Jose Castro

Ian Koziara

The Pony Express rider

Conductor

Marco Armiliato

Stage director

Giancarlo Del Monaco

Gregory Keller

Set designer

Michael Scott

The Metropolitan Opera

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Metropolitan Opera Choir

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Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Italian

La fanciulla del West -  (The Girl of the Golden West)

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

The first of two Puccini creations to have its world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera, La Fanciulla del West is a sweeping romance set during the California Gold Rush. In this transmission from the Met’s 2018–19 Live in HD season, soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek gives a fearless performance as Minnie, the opera’s gun-toting heroine, who runs a saloon for a camp of rambunctious miners. Opposite Westbroek, tenor Jonas Kaufmann returned to the Met stage for the first time in nearly five years to sing Dick Johnson, the mysterious outlaw who wins Minnie’s heart despite his unsavory past. Baritone Željko Lučić rounds out the principal trio as the vindictive sheriff Jack Rance, and Marco Armiliato conducts a vividly cinematic staging by Giancarlo del Monaco.

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