Puccini: La Fanciulla del West - Teatro di San Carlo Napoli (2017)

Plot Summary

Puccini’s La fanciulla del West opened the 2017/18 opera season at Naples’ Teatro di San Carlo, returning to the theatre after more than four decades. Set in the California Gold Rush, this Western drama follows Minnie, the resourceful owner of a miners’ saloon, whose love for the mysterious Dick Johnson challenges the authority of Sheriff Jack Rance. The new production, directed and designed by Hugo De Ana, combines expansive stage scenery and atmospheric lighting to evoke the rugged world of the American frontier. Juraj Valčuha conducts the Teatro di San Carlo Orchestra and Chorus, with Emily Magee as Minnie, Roberto Aronica as Dick Johnson and Claudio Sgura as Jack Rance.

Full Cast & Characters

Emily Magee

Minnie

Roberto Aronica

Dick Johnson

Claudio Sgura

Jack Rance

Bruno Lazzaretti

Nick

John Paul Huckle

Ashby

Gianfranco Montresor

Sonora

Paolo Maria Orecchia

Sid

Antonello Ceron

Trin

Tommaso Barea

Bello

Orlando Polidoro

Harry

Enrico Cossutta

Joe

Ivan Marino

Happy

Director & Crew

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