Title

La fanciulla del West [videorecording] = Girl of the golden west / text by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini ; music by Giacomo Puccini ; produced by Piero Fasgioni ; produced by BBC TV in association with Covent Garden Video Productions, Ltd.

Publication

c1983.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Adam, Ken, 1921-
• Belasco, David, 1853-1931.
• British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
• Caddy, Ian.
• Carroli, Silvano.
• Civinini, G. (Guelfo), 1873-1954.
• Crook, D. P. (David Paul)
• Dobson, John.
• Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
• Earle, Roderick.
• Egerton, Francis.
• Fasgioni, Piero.
• Gibbs, John, 1937-1986.
• Howells, Gwynne.
• Hudson, Paul, 1945-
• Leggate, Robin.
• Lloyd, Robert, 1940-
• McDonnell, Tom, 1940-
• Neblett, Carol.
• Owen, Handel.
• Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
• Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
• Rawnsley, John.
• Royal Opera House (London, England) prf
• Santi, Nello.
• Vernon, John.
• Welsby, Norman.
• Zangarini, Carlo.

Description

1 videocassette (139 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Alternative Title

Girl of the golden west.

Subjects

• Operas
• Video

Genre/Form

Video.

Note

• Opera in three acts.
• Sung in Italian; English subtitles.
• Based on the play by David Belasco.

Credits (note)

• Set designs, Ken Adam ; costumes and lighting, Piero Faggioni ; directed for television by John Vernon.

Event (note)

• Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Nov. 12, 1982.

System Details (note)

• VHS.

Call Number

*LVH 731

Title

La fanciulla del West [videorecording] = Girl of the golden west / text by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini ; music by Giacomo Puccini ; produced by Piero Fasgioni ; produced by BBC TV in association with Covent Garden Video Productions, Ltd.

Imprint

c1983.

Country of Producing Entity

[U.S.].

Performer

Carol Neblett (Minnie) ; Plácido Domingo (Dick Johnson (Ramirez)) ; Silvano Carroli (Jack Rance) ; Francis Egerton (Nick) ; Robert Lloyd (Ashby) ; Gwynne Howells (Jake Wallace) ; John Rawnsley (Sonora) ; John Dobson (Trin) ; Tom McDonnell (Bello) ; Ian Caddy (Happy) ; Robin Leggate (Joe) ; Roderick Earle (Larkens) ; Paul Crook (Harry) ; Norman Welsby (Sid) ; Paul Hudson (Billy Jackrabbit) ; Jean Bailey (Wowkle) ; John Gibbs (José Castro) ; Handel Owen (Pony Express rider) ; Royal Opera Chorus ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Nello Santi, conductor ; introduced by Roberta Peters.

Credits

Set designs, Ken Adam ; costumes and lighting, Piero Faggioni ; directed for television by John Vernon.

Event

Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Nov. 12, 1982.

System Details

VHS.

Added Author

Civinini, G. (Guelfo), 1873-1954. Librettist

Zangarini, Carlo. Librettist

Belasco, David, 1853-1931. Girl of the golden West.

Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.

Neblett, Carol. Performer

Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer

Carroli, Silvano. Performer

Egerton, Francis. Performer

Lloyd, Robert, 1940- Performer

Howells, Gwynne. Performer

Rawnsley, John. Performer

Dobson, John. Performer

McDonnell, Tom, 1940- Performer

Caddy, Ian. Performer

Leggate, Robin. Performer

Earle, Roderick. Performer

Crook, D. P. (David Paul) Performer

Welsby, Norman. Performer

Hudson, Paul, 1945- Performer

Gibbs, John, 1937-1986. Performer

Owen, Handel. Performer

Santi, Nello. Conductor

Fasgioni, Piero.

Adam, Ken, 1921- Production personnel

Vernon, John.

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Fanciulla del West.

British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.

Royal Opera House (London, England) Performer

Added Title

Girl of the golden west.

Research Call Number

*LVH 731