About Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
- Released on January 08, 2011
This excellent Deutsche Grammophon Blu-ray DVD was made during a Metropolitan Opera company performance of “La Fanciulla del West” in December 2010. The performance marked the centenary of the world premiere of the opera at the old Metropolitan Opera in 1910 with Caruso as Ramirrez or Dick Johnson, Emmy Destinn as Minnie, Pasquale Amato as Jack Rance and Arturo Toscanini as the conductor. Puccini helped in the production of the opera and was present in the audience on the night of the premiere.
Full Cast of Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Deborah Voigt
plays Minnie
Lucio Gallo
plays Jack Rance
Marcello Giordani
plays Dick Johnson (Ramirrez)
Tony Stevenson
plays Nick
Dwayne Croft
plays Sonora
Trevor Scheunemann
plays Sid
Nicola Luisotti
plays Self - Conductor
Sondra Radvanovsky
plays Self - Host
Richard Berstein
plays Bello
Adam Laurence Herskowitz
plays Harry
David Crawford
plays Happy
Edward Parks
plays Jim Larkens
Oren Gradus
plays Jake Wallace
Edward Mout
plays A pony express rider
José Castro
plays Jeff Mattsey
Ginger Costa-Jackson
plays Wowkle
Philip Cokorinos
plays Billy Jackrabbit
Crew of Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
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