Giacomo Puccini - La Fanciulla del West - Warner Music Group Germany

Music: Giacomo Puccini
Libretto: Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini
Director: Piero Gaggioni
The Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Nello Santi
Set Design: Ken Adam
Costumes: Piero Faggioni
Directed for video by John Vernon

Puccini is penultimate opera, which marked a new stylish departure for him, is set at the height of the California gold rush. In this recording, Carol Neblett sings the role of Minnie, "The Girl of the Golden West", and Placido Domingo is as ignitable as ever in the role of Dick Johnson, alias the bandit, Ramirez.