LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST
(THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST)

Opera in three acts by Puccini; words by C. Zangarini and G. Civini, after the play by David Belasco. Produced, Metropolitan Opera House, New York, December 10, 1910, with Destinn, Mattfeld, Caruso, Amato, Reiss, Didur, Dinh-Gilly, Pini-Corsi, and De Segurola.

Characters

MinnieSoprano
Jack Rance, sheriffBaritone
Dick Johnson (Ramerrez)Tenor
Nick, bartender at the "Polka"Tenor
Ashby, Wells-Fargo agentBass
Sonora}MinersBaritone
Trim}Tenor
Sid}Baritone
Handsome}Baritone
Harry}Tenor
Joe}Tenor
Happy}Baritone
Larkens}Bass
Billy Jackrabbit, an Indian redskinBass
Wowkle, Billy's squawMezzo-Soprano
Jake Wallace, a travelling camp minstrelBaritone
José Castro, a greaser from Ramerrez's gangBass
A PostillionTenor
Men of the Camp

Time—1849-1850, the days of the gold fever.

Place—A mining-camp at the foot of the Cloudy Mountains, California.

Photo by White

Destinn as Minnie, Caruso as Johnson, and Amato as Jack Rance in
“The Girl of the Golden West”