The Girl of the Golden West (28.04.2021 19:00)
“The Girl of the Golden West” (“La fanciulla del West”) followed “Madama Butterfly” (1904), which was also based on a Belasco play. The opera had a successful premiere at the Metropolitan Opera in 1910, starring the legendary Enrico Caruso and Emmy Destinn.Puccini’s gorgeous melodies and orchestral colours are set against the backdrop of a gold-mining frontier camp, where a poker-playing, pistol-carrying saloon owner Minnie finds herself in a love triangle with a handsome outlaw Dick Johnson alias …
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The Girl of the Golden West (28.04.2021 19:00)