THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST Tickets and Dates

Set in the American Wild West during the Californian gold rush, Puccini's The Girl of the Golden West (La fanciulla del West) follows the lives of saloon-bar owner Minnie and a community of miners who struggle to cope with the harsh realities of survival in a bleak environment. This is a place where people have put their lives on hold as they place all their hopes on a better future. The Girl of the Golden West contains all of the lyrical beauty, soaring melodies and ambitious orchestration for which the Puccini is renowned. Following on from his recent ENO successes (Rodelinda, Julietta, The Tales of Hoffmann), Richard Jones collaborates with designers Miriam Buether and Nick Gillibrand to direct ENO's first production of Puccini's 'American' opera in 50 years. Internationally acclaimed soprano Susan Bullock, celebrated for her Wagner, Strauss and Puccini roles, returns to ENO to sing Minnie, alongside baritone Craig Colclough and tenor Peter Auty. Already well-established throughout Europe, including engagements at the Torre del Lace Puccini Festival, conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson makes her UK operatic debut. 'Gripping from start to finish' ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - Time Out 'Richard Jones's simple, sincere approach to Puccini's masterpiece is a winning formula' ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - Daily Telegraph 'Compelling' ★ ★ ★ ★ - The Guardian 'This is a staging of great wit, discipline, panache and sincerity' ★ ★ ★ ★ - The Times 'Susan Bullock... gives the central character the feistiness and emotional ballast the drama needs' ★ ★ ★ ★ - The Guardian 'Conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson...unquestionably one of the stars of the evening, hurled herself and the excellent ENO orchestra into the music, - The Observer

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THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST

Booking period: 2 October- 1 November 2014

Running time: 2hrs 35mins with 1 interval

Sung and surtitled in English