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La fanciulla del West revival fails to reignite the spark in Naples

La fanciulla del West
© Luciano Romano
Anna Pirozzi (Minnie) and Martin Muehle (Dick Johnson)
© Luciano Romano
Gabriele Viviani (Jack Rance)
© Luciano Romano
Anna Pirozzi (Minnie), Martin Muehle (Dick Johnson) and ensemble
© Luciano Romano
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“polished to a fault, lacking the grit and urgency the score demands”
Reviewed at Teatro di San Carlo, Naples on 19 April 2025
Puccini, La fanciulla del West
Teatro di San Carlo
Jonathan Darlington, Conductor
Hugo de Ana, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Vinicio Cheli, Lighting Designer
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo
Coro del Teatro di San Carlo
Sergio Metalli, Video
Anna Pirozzi, Minnie
Martin Muehle, Dick Johnson
Gabriele Viviani, Jack Rance
Alberto Robert, Nick
Mariano Buccino, Ashby
Lorenzo Mazzucchelli, Jim Larkens
Gabriele Ribis, Jake Wallace
Leon Kim, Sonora
Yunho Kim, José Castro
Antonio Garès, Trin
Lodovico Filippo Ravizza, Sid
Clemente Antonio Daliotti, Bello
Gregory Bonfatti, Harry
Paolo Antognetti, Joe
Pietro Di Bianco, Happy
Michele Maddaloni, The Pony Express Rider
Antonia Salzano, Wowkle
Sebastià Serra Rodriguez, Billy Jackrabbit
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