Mariinsky II (New Theatre)

14 June

20:00

2019 | Friday

"La Fanciulla del West" (Opera in three acts)

Opera

Artists	Credits
Opera company Mariinsky Opera Maestro Valery Gergiev, Musical Director Irina Soboleva, Musical Preparation Bernard Arnould, Set Designer

Performed in Italian

CREDITS

Music by Giacomo Puccini

Libretto by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini based on the play The Girl of the Golden West David Belasco

Musical Director: Valery Gergiev

Stage Director and Set Designer: Arnaud Bernard

Costume Designer: Arnaud Bernard, Marianna Stranska

Lighting Designer: Arnaud Bernard

Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva

World Premiere: Metropolitan Opera, New York, 1910. Puccini’s “American” opera, based on David Belasco’s play The Girl of the Golden West, had its glamorous and highly publicized world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera, with the composer in the audience. The drama is set during the California Gold Rush, and the girl of the title is one of Puccini’s most appealing heroines—a strong, independent woman determined to win the man she loves. Although it fell out of favor with audiences for a few decades following its original success, Fanciulla has rebounded in popularity in recent years and is now counted among Puccini’s best works.

Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre, premiere of this production: 24 May 2019

Age category 12+

Mariinsky Theatre:
1 Theatre Square
St. Petersburg

Mariinsky-2 (New Theatre):
34 Dekabristov Street
St. Petersburg

Mariinsky Concert Hall:
20 Pisareva street
St. Petersburg

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