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| Composer | Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Guelfo Civinini, Carlo Zangarini |
| Year | 1910 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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GenevaLa Fille du Far West (La fanciulla del West)New production
Puccini: La fanciulla del West
Antonino Fogliani; Marie-Ève Signeyrole; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Fabien Teigné; Yashi; Philippe Berthomé; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
BarcelonaLa fanciulla del West
Puccini: La fanciulla del West
Nicola Luisotti; Valentina Carrasco; Gran Teatre del Liceu; Carles Berga; Silvia Aymonino; Peter van Praet; Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu
New York CityLa fanciulla del WestNew production
Puccini: La fanciulla del West
Keri-Lynn Wilson; Richard Jones; Metropolitan Opera; Miriam Buether; Nicky Gillibrand; Mimi Jordan Sherin; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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Opera Holland Park makes a convincing case for La fanciulla del West
A thoughtful production from Martin Lloyd-Evans and magnificent playing from Matthew Kofi Walden and the City of London Sinfonia make the case for why Puccini's under-appreciated work is actually so sophisticated.
La fanciulla del West revival fails to reignite the spark in Naples
Huge de Ana's staging is carefully crafted but feels dramaturgically outdated as the Teatro di San Carlo heads into the twilight of sovrintendente Stéphane Lissner’s final season.
Hearts of gold: a gritty La fanciulla at Staatsoper Berlin
A superb musical foundation under Antonio Pappano forms the basis for a satisfying new Fanciulla del West at the Staatoper in Berlin.
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A journey through Puccini’s Tuscany
Puccini, who died 100 years ago this year, had a lasting fondness for his native Tuscany – and despite his wealth and fame in later life never moved far from his birthplace in Lucca.
Puccini and the moderns: a composer in the 20th century
2024 marks the centenary of Giacomo Puccini’s death. Yet his work is often relegated from histories of 20th-century music. Puccini scholar Alexandra Wilson explores the diversity – and modernism – of the composer’s later operas.
Bachtrack top ten: Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini knew how to pull the heartstrings in his music. He made his soprano characters suffer... but also composed some of his best music for them.