In April 2008,
Teatro Costanzi (Teatro dell’Opera di Roma) presented Puccini’s
La fanciulla del West in a seven-performance run from 8–15 April. The production was directed by
Giancarlo Del Monaco and conducted by
Gianluigi Gelmetti. Baritone
Piero Terranova appeared as
Sonora, alongside
Daniela Dessì and
Janice Baird (Minnie) and
Fabio Armiliato (Dick Johnson).
Opera • Giacomo Puccini
Teatro Costanzi (Teatro dell’Opera di Roma), Rome (IT) • 8–15 April 2008 • 7 performances
About the Opera.
Premiered in 1910, Puccini’s La fanciulla del West blends sweeping lyricism with a taut, cinematic drama set in a California mining camp. The central triangle—Minnie, the sheriff Jack Rance, and the outlaw Dick Johnson—plays out against chorus-rich saloon scenes, card-table tension, and a redemption-tinted finale.
Performance Summary.
In April 2008, Rome’s Teatro Costanzi hosted a seven-performance revival conducted by Gianluigi Gelmetti and staged by Giancarlo Del Monaco.
Baritone Piero Terranova appeared as Sonora, with alternating casts featuring Daniela Dessì / Janice Baird (Minnie) and Fabio Armiliato / Nicola Martinucci / Renzo Zulian (Dick Johnson).
Production Details
| Date(s) |
8–15 April 2008 |
| Performances |
7 |
| Venue |
Teatro Costanzi (Teatro dell’Opera di Roma), Rome, Italy |
| Work |
La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West) |
| Composer |
Giacomo Puccini |
| Librettists |
Guelfo Civinini & Carlo Zangarini |
| Conductor |
Gianluigi Gelmetti |
| Stage Director |
Giancarlo Del Monaco |
| Set Designer |
Michael Scott |
| Costume Designer |
Michael Scott |
| Piero Terranova |
Sonora |
Cast
- Minnie — Daniela Dessì / Janice Baird / Virginia Todisco
- Jack Rance — Silvano Carroli / Mauro Buda
- Dick Johnson — Fabio Armiliato / Nicola Martinucci / Renzo Zulian
- Nick — Aldo Orsolini
- Ashby — Francesco Facini
- Sonora — Piero Terranova / Massimiliano Gagliardo
- Trin — Patrizio Saudelli
- Sid — Danilo Serraiocco
- Bello — Roberto Accurso
- Harry — Mario Bolognesi
- Joe — Claudio Barbieri
- Happy — Alberto Noli
- Jim Larkens — Armando Caforio
- Billy Jackrabbit — Reda El Wakil
- Wowkle — Antonella Costantini
- Jack Wallace — Mario Bellanova
- José Castro — Francesco Musinu
- Un postiglione — Vinicio Cecere / Francesco Paolo Panni
Performance Dates
- Tue 08 Apr 2008
- Wed 09 Apr 2008
- Thu 10 Apr 2008
- Fri 11 Apr 2008
- Sat 12 Apr 2008
- Sun 13 Apr 2008
- Tue 15 Apr 2008
Notes
- Rental / Co-production available: Sets • Costumes • Score.
