Dec.
05
2018
12/22/18 – La Fanciulla del West -1pm
The Metropolitan Opera
La Fanciulla del West
Giacomo Puccini
- ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 3 HRS 33 MINS, 2 intermissions
- SUNG IN ITALIAN
- photo credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera
Soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek sings Puccini’s gun-slinging heroine in this romantic epic of the Wild West, with the heralded return of tenor Jonas Kaufmann in the role of the outlaw she loves. Tenor Yusif Eyvazov also sings some performances. Baritone Željko Lučić is the vigilante sheriff Jack Rance, and Marco Armiliato conducts.
You can download performance programs, read the opera synopsis and watch performance videos at: https://www.metopera.org/Season/Radio/Saturday-Matinee-Broadcasts/
CAST
CONDUCTOR
Marco Armiliato
MINNIE
Eva-Maria Westbroek
DICK JOHNSON
Jonas Kaufmann
NICK
Carlo Bosi
JACK RANCE
Željko Lučić
SONORA
Michael Todd Simpson
ASHBY
Matthew Rose
JAKE WALLACE
