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La Fanciulla del West

10.0 140 mins 1992
Deutsche Grammophon  
Director(s): Brian Large

Giancarlo Del Monaco’s atmospheric production brings to colorful life a 19th-century mining camp during the California Gold Rush. At the center of the action is the good-hearted bar owner Minnie, sung by Barbara Daniels, who takes a motherly interest in the miners. Plácido Domingo is Dick Johnson, also known as the bandit Ramerrez, who falls in love with Minnie. Sherrill Milnes sings Jack Rance, the sheriff who is not only determined to capture Ramerrez but also wants Minnie for himself. Bloodshed, a crooked poker game, a snowstorm, and a near lynching ensue before Minnie and her bandit-turned-lover can ride off to start a new life. Leonard Slatkin conducts one of Puccini’s most colorful scores.

Casts of La Fanciulla del West

Plácido Domingo

as Dick Johnson o Ramerrez

Barbara Daniels

as Minnie

Sherrill Milnes

as Jack Rance

Anthony Laciura

as Nick

Julien Robbins

as Ashby

Charles Anthony

as Trin

Kim Josephson

as Sonora

Richard Vernon

as Bello

Dwayne Croft

as Larkens

Bernard Fitch

as Harry

Leonard Slatkin

as Conductor

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