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it's one thing to hear the title La Fanciulla del West as one of Puccini's lesser-known operas, it's a whole other thing to learn that it has a solid claim on being the first spaghetti western, that it has an entire named character whose role is Wells Fargo Agent, and that its plot is "what if Tosca had a gun"
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Giacomo Puccini famously called the heroines of his operas "little women" (piccole donne). With that in mind, I can't help but think of Little Women and speculate about which Puccini heroine each March sister would like and relate to the most.
Here's what I think:
Meg: Madame Butterfly.
Now of course Meg is never as naïve as Cio-Cio-San, or worshipfully devoted to a good-for-nothing cad. But both she and Cio-Cio-San are loyal to their man even if it means estrangement from family (although in Meg's case, it's just Aunt March, and she relents before long), and both become mothers who love their children enormously. Both are gentle yet strong-willed too, and live in genteel poverty, yet maintain their elegance and dignity.
Jo: Minnie in La Fanciulla del West.
One of Puccini's slightly lesser-known heroines, but a memorable one all the same. Feisty, tomboyish, no-nonsense, sometimes hot-tempered, yet warm, nurturing, and romantic at heart, and good at handling and educating a large number of males (Jo's schoolboys, Minnie's miners).
Beth: Mimí in La Bohéme.
This is obvious. Sweet, gentle, shy, chronically ill, takes great pleasure in simple things, loves to sew, is easy to overlook but adored by the people who know her, and sadly dies young of her illness.
Amy: Manon Lescaut.
Blonde-haired, popular, fond of beauty, elegance, Paris, wealth, and high society, yet a loving, non-shallow person at heart. Of course Amy is no gold digger, but she almost gives in to the temptation to be one... maybe Manon is who she could have been if she had.
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#opera#giacomo puccini#little women#meg march#jo march#beth march#amy march#madama butterfly#la fanciulla del west#la boheme#manon lescaut
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His spectacular what ?
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Per sempre, Dick!
EVA-MARIA WESTBROEK & JONAS KAUFMANN as Minnie & Dick Johnson in PUCCINI: LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST Metropolitan Opera, 2018
#simply an iconic opera quote#La fanciulla del west#puccini#opera#eva maria westbroek#jonas kaufmann#muchadogifs
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Renata Tebaldi
#renata tebaldi#puccini#ettore bastianini#tosca#la fanciulla del west#madama butterfly#iloveopera#la boheme
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I love Puccini's tunes, so hear is one from one of my favourite Puccini operas, La Fanciulla Del West -
Giacomo Puccini : La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 - Mister Johnson, siete rimasto indietro ·
Carol Neblett · Plácido Domingo ·
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden · Zubin Mehta
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ENRICO CARUSO; *Le Prophete* (Jean de Leyde) MAYERBEER.
ENRICO CARUSO, PONCHIELLI: La Gioconda (Enzo Grimaldo)
ENRICO CARUSO & GERALDINE FARRAR in CHARPENTIER: Louise; January 26th, 1914.
ENRICO CARUSO nei panni di DICK JOHNNSON RAMERREZ e con EMMY DESTINN, nei panni di Minnie, ne PUCCINI: *La Fanciulla del West* , December 10th, 1910 PRIMA ASSOLUTA!!!
Copyright Whitz, Metropolitan Opera House NY
#lirica mundi#enrico caruso#4opera+love#le prophete#meyerbeer#la gioconda#louise#la fanciulla del west#emmy destinn#prima assoluta
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#la fanciulla del west#deborah voigt#marcello giordani#Minnie and Dick Johnson#opera#opera tag#debbie voigt#opera couple
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Enrico Caruso
Con la sua moglie: Dorothy Park Benjamin ALT. Ne: Rigoletto, La Fanciulla del West , Tosca, I Pagliacci. Colori: Luz Butron Soprano LBS 23 ALT. Copyright ©️ A. Dupont
#tenori titani 7#tenori titani#enrico caruso#tenorissimi#i pagliacci#tosca#la fanciulla del west#rigoletto#dorothy park
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I've been debating if I want to go see a concert performance of La fanciulla del West, because I wasn't crazy about the originally announced Dick Johnson and Jack Rance. (The soprano and orchestra were never in question.) A couple months ago, the tenor got swapped out, and now I've discovered they have a new Jack, and I feel like the universe clearly wants me to go to this.
#opera#now the question is do i spring for good seats#or go with my usual cheap ones#maybe i'll go for middle of the road#personal#yes smile-at-the-stars#this is the one we discussed awhile ago#la fanciulla del west#puccini
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Stimboard for Minnie, the badass titular soprano from La fanciulla del West (aka Puccini’s cow-boy opera 🤠), requested by my darling friend @smile-at-the-stars.
🤠 🤠 🤠 | 🤠 🤠 🤠 | 🤠 🤠 🤠
#stimboard#opera stimboard#opera#la fanciulla del west#the girl of the golden west#minnie#lots of hands#i obviously chose a photo of emmy destinn as minnie bc puccini wrote that role for her specifically#(also ft. enrico caruso slumped down next to her)
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It's highly likely that many opera fans have never heard of Giuseppe Giacomini. Understandable, as he wasn't exactly world famous. He did occasionally appear at the major opera houses, but he was vastly overshadowed by the Big Three tenors. The three major label recordings of his that I know of (a Tosca with Carol Vaness, Cavalleria rusticana with Jessye Norman, and Norma with Renata Scotto) make me feel like he was cast only because Pav, Dom, and Car weren't available.
But he was giving exceptional performances in smaller houses. Looking a bit like an accountant, his voice did not match his body. He had a real spinto voice, (unlike Pavarotti and Carreras), and he had high notes, (unlike Domingo).
Perhaps his voice is best heard in this rendition of "Ch'ella mi creda" from La fanciulla del West by Puccini. When he starts off, his low notes are so deep and dark, you'd almost swear he was a baritone, but his strong high notes leave no doubt as to his actual fach.
It's an absolutely masterful piece of singing. I have never heard a better performance of this aria.
He passed away in 2021 at age 80, but his art lives on.
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obsessed!!?
#this has to be my favourite recording#the act II duet is cut but everything else is perfect#Franco Corelli#Tito Gobbi#Gigliola Frazzoni#Antonino Votto#la fanciulla del west#opera tag#Youtube
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The opera "La fanciulla del West" by Giacomo Puccini, had its world premiere on December 10th, 1910 at The Metropolitan Opera in New York. In the presence of the composer, this was the highlight of the season. Arturo Toscanini was the Conductor. Here is an original evening note from the performance on March 27, 1911 at the MET, which is a curiosity.
#La fanciulla del West#The Girl of the West#Giacomo Puccini#Puccini#opera#bel canto#composer#classical composer#Arturo Toscanini#Metropolitan Opera#The Met#Metropolitan Opera House#Emmy Destinn#Destinn#soprano#lyric soprano#dramatic soprano#Amedeo Bassi#tenor#Albert Reiss#Adamo Didur#bass#Dinh Gilly#baritone#Angelo Badà#Giulio Rossi#Vincenzo Reschiglian#Pietro Audisio#Glenn Hall#Antonio Pini-Corsi
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Mario del Monaco nei panni di Dick Johnson Ramerrez in *La Fanciulla del West* (PUCCINI), Teatro alla Scala di Milano, stagione lírica, 1956/57.
Tutti i Diritti di Autore per *Teatro alla Scala di Milano*
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