La Fanciulla del West

La Fanciulla del West – Italian title

A 1977 British television production [The Royal Opera House (London)]

Producer: Piero Faggioni, Günther Breest, Michael Horwath

Director: Jonathan Miller

Story: Giacomo Puccini

Teleplay: Guelfo Civinini, Carlo Zangarini

Photography: [color]

Music: Giacomo Puccini

Chorus – Chorus of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Running time: 130 minutes

Cast:

Minnie – Carol Neblett

Dick Johnson - Plácido Domingo (José Embil)

Jack Rance – Sherrill Milnes

Jake Wallace - Gwynne Howell

Nick – Francis Egerton

Ashby – Robert Lloyd

Trin – John Dobson

Larkens – Malcolm King

Joe – Robin Leggate

Sinora - Jonathan Summers

Billy Jackrabbit – Paul Hudson

Wowkle – Anne Wilkens

Villagers – The Royal Opera Chorus

With: Tom McDonnell (Thomas McDonnell), Paul Crook, Eric Garrett, William Elvin, Handel Owen, Malcolm Rivers

This 1977 opera production and shown on British television, depicts the triangular relationship between Minnie, the saloon owner and ‘mother’ to the entire town of gold miners, Jack Rance, the sheriff, and Dick Johnson (alias Ramirez), a bandit leader.