La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West)

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Event La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West)
Venue Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW
First Date 8 September 1989
Last Date 7 October 1989
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description A romantic tale of a girl who loves a bandit. Set in the Wild West amid the rough and tumble of the 1849 California Gold Rush, this is one of Puccini's grandest operas.
Conductor: Gabor Oetvoes
Minnie - Marilyn Zschau; Dick Johnson - Kenneth Collins and Jack Rance - John Shaw.
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Giacomo Puccini Composer
Gabor Otvos Conductor
Tom Lingwood Designer
Stuart Maunder Director
Donn Byrnes Lighting Designer
Christopher Renshaw Original Director
Stephen Bennett Singer Jake Wallace
Jennifer Bermingham Singer Wowkle
David Brennan Singer Castro
Kenneth Collins Singer Dick Johnson
David Collins-White Singer Harry
Christopher Dawes Singer Trin
Graeme Ewer Singer Nick
John Fulford Singer Sonora
David Hibbard Singer Billy Jackrabbit
Neil Kirkby Singer Bello
David Lemke Singer Happy
Greg Scott Singer Larkens
John Shaw Singer Jack Rance
John Wegner Singer Ashby
Jonathon Welch Singer A "Pony Express" Rider
Gordon Wilcock Singer Joe
Marilyn Zschau Singer Minnie
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Italy
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Sponsored by Mr Martin Dickson 8 performances: Sept 8, 13, 16, 19, 22 & 28 and Oct 4 & 7.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Sydney Opera House Diary Aug/Sept 1989
Brochure PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Programme PROMPT Collection. National Library of
Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection The Australian Opera Programmes
Event Identifier 64159
Dataset AusStage