Minnie und die starken Männer: La fanciulla del West in Wien

Malin Byström (Minnie) und Yonghoon Lee (Dick Johnson)

Yonghoon Lee (Dick Johnson)

Claudio Sgura (Jack Rance) und Malin Byström (Minnie)

By Snapdragon, 14 January 2024

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Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 10 January 2024

Puccini, La fanciulla del West

Vienna State Opera

Carlo Rizzi, Conductor

Marco Arturo Marelli, Director, Set Designer, Lighting Designer

Dagmar Niefind, Costume Designer

Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Malin Byström, Minnie

Yonghoon Lee, Dick Johnson

Claudio Sgura, Jack Rance

Daria Sushkova, Wowkle

Andrea Giovannini, Harry

Katleho Mokhoabane, Joe

Carlos Osuna, Nick

Agustín Gómez, The Pony Express Rider

Thomas Ebenstein, Trin

Jack Lee, Bello

Clemens Unterreiner, Happy

Stephano Park, Sid

Attila Mókus, Sonora

Dan Paul Dumitrescu, Ashby

Ilja Kazakov, Billy Jackrabbit, Jim Larkens

Nikita Ivasechko, Jake Wallace, José Castro

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Snapdragon

Snapdragon is an experienced concert- and opera-goer in Vienna and other music metropoles. Musical emphases include opera (especially Baroque opera) and piano music. As an Austrian native, Snapdragon can’t resist an operetta every now and then.

Minnie und die starken Männer: La fanciulla del West an der Wiener Staatsoper