Opera The Girl Of The Golden West

In celebration of the USA’s 250th anniversary the Voice Studio of Thomas Clark presents a fully-staged version of Puccini’s The Girl Of The Golden West in a new English translation by Thomas Clark. First at Terra Nova Theater in Pacifica, CA for 2 weekends Friday August 21st & Sunday August 23rd & Friday August 28th & Sunday August 30th. Then at Colligan Theater at the Tannery Arts Center in Santa Cruz for the weekends of Friday September 4th & Sunday September 6th & Friday September 11th & Sunday September 13th. Originally written in 1905 by playwright David Belasco who also authored Madame Butterfly, The Girl Of The Golden West takes place during the Gold Rush in California around 1849. The original play was used as the basis for the opera La Fanciulla del West by Puccini in 1910 & has enjoyed great success since its premiere at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC. That production starred Emmy Destinn & Enrico Caruso with the esteemed Arturo Toscanini conducting. This performance is conducted from the piano by Umberto Barisciano with Gary L. Stanford, Jr. as the stage director. The new production also features professional world-class-performers including Jordan Best as Minnie, owner of the Polka Saloon, Xavier Prado as the bandit Dick Johnson (first 6 performances; John Kun Park sings the final 2) & Robert Balonek as Sheriff Jack Rance. Additional cast includes Tim Tsang, Sebastian Stock, Michael Good, Joshua Porter, Jace Parker, Joshua Porter, Rick Bogart, Noah Nelson Fadrigon Llorando, Gary L. Stanford, Jr., Lizz Hodgin Weihrauch, Thomas Clark, Diego Granoble, Veronica Talton & Leonardo Mangalindan.

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