La fanciulla del West

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La fanciulla del West is an opera by Giacomo Puccini set during the California Gold Rush, known for its lush orchestration and pioneering use of an American Western setting in opera.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera
acts 3
basedOn La fanciulla del West self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Girl of the Golden West
basedOnAuthor David Belasco
catalogueNumber Puccini opera after Madama Butterfly
characterType baritone sheriff
soprano heroine
tenor outlaw
commissionedBy Metropolitan Opera
composer Giacomo Puccini
composerNationality Italian
conductorAtPremiere Arturo Toscanini
firstEuropeanPerformanceYear 1911
followedBy La rondine
genre opera
verismo opera
historicalSignificance early example of American subject matter in European grand opera
first Puccini opera to premiere in the United States
language Italian
librettist Carlo Zangarini NERFINISHED
Guelfo Civinini
mainCharacter Dick Johnson
Jack Rance
Minnie
Ramerrez
notableAria "Ch'ella mi creda"
"Laggiù nel Soledad"
notableDuet Act II love duet between Minnie and Johnson
notableFeature advanced orchestral color
complex harmonic language
lush orchestration
pioneering use of American Western setting in opera
orchestration large orchestra
period early 20th-century opera
precededBy Madama Butterfly
premiereCastMember Emmy Destinn
Enrico Caruso
Pasquale Amato
premiereCity New York City
premiereCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
premiereDate 1910-12-10
premierePlace Metropolitan Opera House
surface form: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City
premiereTheatre Metropolitan Opera
publisher Casa Ricordi
settingPeriod California Gold Rush
settingPlace California, United States
surface form: California
structure through-composed
style impressionistic elements
late Romantic
titleTranslation La fanciulla del West self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Girl of the Golden West

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Giacomo Puccini notableWork La fanciulla del West
David Belasco notableWork La fanciulla del West
this entity surface form: The Girl of the Golden West
David Belasco hasWorkAdaptedInto La fanciulla del West
this entity surface form: La fanciulla del West (opera)
Walter Pidgeon notableWork La fanciulla del West
this entity surface form: The Girl of the Golden West
Alfred E. Green notableWork La fanciulla del West
this entity surface form: The Girl of the Golden West
La fanciulla del West titleTranslation La fanciulla del West self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Girl of the Golden West
La fanciulla del West basedOn La fanciulla del West self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Girl of the Golden West
Nelson Eddy notableWork La fanciulla del West
this entity surface form: The Girl of the Golden West