La fanciulla del west

Description

A gold mining camp in California during the Gold Rush: here, only the law of the strongest applies. Minnie's bar becomes a refuge for a society without fixed social norms. When Minnie falls in love with the bandit Johnson, the fragile order finally collapses. In her production of Giacomo Puccini's Wild West opera, director Lydia Steier portrays a community shaped by isolation and violence, where the spiral of brutality continues to turn relentlessly. Marco Armiliato conducts the richly colored score. Anja Kampe, Jonas Kaufmann, and Tomasz Konieczny star in the leading roles.

Highlights

• Puccini's opera featuring Anja Kampe and Jonas Kaufmann
• Directed by Lydia Steier
• Set during the California Gold Rush

General Information

La fanciulla del west is a three-act opera by Giacomo Puccini, set in a gold mining camp during the Gold Rush. The production at Opernhaus Zürich explores themes of isolation and violence, with a notable cast and a richly colored score conducted by Marco Armiliato.

Location

Sechseläutenplatz 1, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland

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