La Fanciulla del West

La Fanciulla del West — Plot

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.

• Release date
• April 8, 1992
• Runtime
• 140 min
• Director
• Brian Large

La Fanciulla del West — Cast

Plácido Domingo Dick Johnson o Ramerrez Barbara Daniels Minnie Sherrill Milnes Jack Rance Anthony Laciura Nick

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Julien Robbins Ashby

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Charles Anthony Trin Kim Josephson Sonora James Courtney Sid