Santa Fe Opera Stages Puccini's Fanciulla del West

By Maria Nockin, 05 August 2016

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Reviewed at Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe on 2 August 2016

Puccini, La fanciulla del West

Santa Fe Opera

Emmanuel Villaume, Conductor

Richard Jones, Director

Miriam Buether, Set Designer

Nicky Gillibrand, Costume Designer

Patricia Racette, Minnie

Gwyn Hughes Jones, Dick Johnson

Mark Delavan, Jack Rance

Allan Glassman, Nick

Raymond Aceto, Ashby

Craig Verm, Sonora

Kristen Choi, Wowkle

Lucy Burge, Choreography

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Maria Nockin

Originally from New York City, Maria Nockin began attending opera and concerts as a child when her parents could not find a babysitter. She has studied violin, piano and guitar as well as voice, and she has a master’s degree in education from Fordham University. Having spent many years teaching high school in winter and working at the Salzburg Festival in summer, she now lives in the Southwest where she covers classical music for Opera Today, Bachtrack, Fanfare, and Classical Singer as well as publications in Spanish, Dutch, and Italian.