| English National Opera - La fanciulla del West Reviews | 17 April 2024 |
Peter Auty (Dick Johnson), Susan Bullock (Minnie)
Jimmy Holliday (Billy Jackrabbit), Graham Clark (Nick)
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Leigh Melrose (Sonora)
Susan Bullock (Minnie)
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La fanciulla del WestEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 19 | |
Demasiados errores en “La Fanciulla del West” |
 4 Nov 14 / Beckmesser |
That´s my girl! |
| 14 Oct 14 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
That´s my girl! |
| 13 Oct 14 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
ENO’s The Girl of the Golden West is irresistibly seductive |
| 9 Oct 14 / The Spectator |
The ENO deserve to score a big hit with this new Richard Jones production of Fanciulla |
| 8 Oct 14 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
ENO takes a verismo approach to Puccini’s Wild West opera |
| 6 Oct 14 / Financial Times |
The evening’s highs far outweigh the lows |
| 6 Oct 14 / Music OMH |
A great cowboy story |
| 5 Oct 14 / Express |
Puccini's Less Known Western Opera Opens at the ENO |
| 5 Oct 14 / The Huffington Post |
An exciting debut in the pit and another on stage set the seal on ENO’s terrific new Girl of the Golden West |
| 5 Oct 14 / The Observer |
The detailed portrayal of the mining community is compelling |
| 4 Oct 14 / The Guardian |
Richard Jones's simple, sincere approach to Puccini's masterpiece is a winning formula
5 out of 5 stars03 Oct 2014 | Comment |
| 4 Oct 14 / Telegraph |
ENO’s La Fanciulla fails to evoke Wild West |
| 4 Oct 14 / Seen and Heard |
Keri-Lynn Wilson (in her UK debut) had the measure of Puccini’s finest score |
| 4 Oct 14 / Classical Source |
Jones’ concept is a traditional and literal one |
| 4 Oct 14 / Opera Britannia |
ENO wins a significant success with Richard Jones’ sincere new staging |
| 4 Oct 14 / The Stage |
There’s little here that would rock the steadily progressive Met |
| 4 Oct 14 / The Arts Desk |
Opera's Spaghetti Western: Puccini's Girl of the Golden West at ENO |
| 4 Oct 14 / Bachtrack |
Puccini's gold rush western returns to ENO after a 50-year absence |
| 4 Oct 14 / What's on Stage |
Production details
Cast
Bullock, Colclough, Auty, Clark/Roberts, Masters, Melrose, Dwyer, McGovern, Rice, Furness, Baker, Humphreys
(c) Wilson (d) Jones
Performance dates
2, 10, 15, 18, 22, 24, 27, 30 October, 1 November 2014
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