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The Met On Demand: La Fanciulla del West, 2011

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Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 8 January 2011
Puccini, La fanciulla del West
Metropolitan Opera
Nicola Luisotti, Conductor
Deborah Voigt, Minnie
Marcello Giordani, Dick Johnson
Lucio Gallo, Jack Rance
Tony Stevenson, Nick
Dwayne Croft, Sonora
Keith Miller, Ashby
Oren Gradus, Jake Wallace
Giancarlo del Monaco, Director
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*****
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*****
Porgy and Bess returns stronger than ever at the Met
*****
Singers bring passion and excitement to Met’s Andrea Chénier revival
****1
Willis-Sørensen headlines a successful Arabella revival at the Met
****1
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