| Opera North - La fanciulla del West Reviews | 25 April 2024 |
Robert Hayward (Jack Rance), Graeme Danby (Ashby)
Alwyn Mellor (Minnie), Rafael Rojas (Dick Johnson)
Alwyn Mellor (Minnie), Rafael Rojas (Dick Johnson)
Rafael Rojas (Dick Johnson), Alwyn Mellor (Minnie)
Alwyn Mellor (Minnie), Rafael Rojas (Dick Johnson)
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La fanciulla del WestOpera NorthNo. of reviews: 10 | |
High production and design standards in La fanciulla del West |
 10 Mar 14 / Seen and Heard |
Alwyn Mellor is a magnificent Minnie |
| 6 Mar 14 / Manchester Evening News |
Opera North's production of Puccini's wild west opera forces a rethink by putting the men centre stage |
| 27 Jan 14 / The Observer |
Saddle your horses! Puccini's spaghetti western is back on the trail |
| 24 Jan 14 / What's on Stage |
Puccini’s unlikely Spaghetti Western still convinces in Aletta Collins’ vivid new production |
| 23 Jan 14 / The Arts Desk |
Alwyn Mellor’s grand-scale, warmly maternal Minnie is superbly sung |
| 23 Jan 14 / The Stage |
Opera North strikes gold in Puccini’s West |
| 23 Jan 14 / Seen and Heard |
Opera North’s staging has an authentic flavour of the Wild West |
| 23 Jan 14 / Financial Times |
How to stage an epic on a small budget |
| 23 Jan 14 / Telegraph |
A rare outing for Puccini's proto-spaghetti western is spartanly staged, but the performers excel |
| 23 Jan 14 / The Guardian |
Production details
Cast
Mellor, Hayward, Rojas, Bottone, Danby, Wade, Dwyer, Peaker, Bodenham, Rendall, Russell, Gibson, Butterfield, Thorpe, Walker, Rang, Watts
(c) Farnes (d) Collins
Performance dates
21, 30 January, 8 February, 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21 March 2014 (various locations)
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