The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West (La Fanciulla del West) Giacomo Puccini
A new production from the Netherlands Opera Sung in Italian with English subtitles 160 minutes plus one intermission

Recorded live at The Amsterdam Music Theatre, Nov & Dec 2009
Conductor Carlo Rizzi Director Nikolaus Lehnhoff Set Designer Raimund Bauer Costume Designer Andrea Schmidt-Futterer Lighting Designer Duane Schuler Chorus Master Martin Wright Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus of the Netherlands Opera

Cast
Minnie ~ Eva-Maria Westbroek
Jack Rance ~ Lucio Gallo
Dick Johnson ~ Zoran Todorovich
Nick Roman ~ Sadnik
Ashby Diogenes ~ Randes
Sonora ~ Stephen Gadd
Billy Jackrabbit ~ Tijl Faveyts
Wowkle ~ Ellen Rabiner
Jake Wallace ~ André Morsch
José Castro ~ Roger Smeets

Nikolaus Lehnhoff's Hollywood-style production updates this Wild West story to the capitalist culture of Wall Street, perfectly reflecting Puccini's innovative spirit. In a new angle on the age-old love triangle theme, corrupt Sheriff Jack Rance (Lucio Gallo) and charismatic criminal Dick Johnson (Zoran Todorovich) vie for the love of glamorous blonde and devout Christian Minnie (Eva-Maria Westbroek), finding her way in a man's world. Carlo Rizzi's idiomatic conducting draws excellent singing from the large cast and fine playing from the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound.