La Fanciulla del West
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.
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Cast
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Plácido Domingo
Dick Johnson o Ramerrez
Known for
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Barbara Daniels
Minnie
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Sherrill Milnes
Jack Rance
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Simon Boccanegra
Anthony Laciura
Nick
Known for
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Julien Robbins
Ashby
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Charles Anthony
Trin
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Otello
Kim Josephson
Sonora
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James Courtney
Sid
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Richard Vernon
Bello
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Dwayne Croft
Larkens
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Bernard Fitch
Harry
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Leonard Slatkin
Conductor
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Brian Large Director · David Belasco Writer Giancarlo Del Monaco Production designer
United States release April 8, 1992 · Produced in United States
Production
Deutsche Grammophon
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
United States · April 8, 1992
Theatrical
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