La Fanciulla del West : opera in tre atti = The girl of the golden West : opera in three acts / [music by] Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini.
Opera in three acts. Deborah Voigt (Minnie) ; Marcello Giordani (Dick Johnson/Ramirrez) ; Lucio Gallo (Jack Rance) ; Tony Stevenson (Nick) ; Keith Miller (Ashby) ; supporting soloists ; Metropolitan Opera and Chorus ; Nicola Luisotti, conductor ; Donald Palumbo, chorus master ; host, Sondra Radvanovsky. "Live in HD transmission on 8 January 2011"--Insert. Based on the play "The girl of the golden West" by David Belasco. Title from container. Special features include (21 min.): Backstage at the Met with Sondra Radvanovsky; animals on stage; B.H. Barry; "Fanciulla" at the Met and Nicola Luisotti; Deborah Voigt and Jim Blumenfeld; Gary Dietrich and Ray Menard; Lucio Gallo and Dwayne Croft. Program notes and synopsis in English (15 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.) in container.
Contents:
DVD 1. Act 1 -- DVD 2. Acts 2 & 3.
Summary:
The vengeful sheriff Jack Rance and charismatic criminal Dick Johnson vie for the love of the saloon owner and devout Christian Minnie.
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