Next February 12 and 14 Opera Omaha will stage Puccini’s real spaghetti western The Girl of the Golden West – aka La Fanciulla del West. The cast is below. Asterisk indicates company debut.
Lee Bisset, Minnie*
Michael Mayes, Jack Rance*
Matthew Treviño, Ashby
Elise Quagliata, Wowkle
Branch Fields, Jim Larkens / Billy Jack Rabbit*
Joshua Zink, Sid*
Drew Duncan, Harry
Brian Kontes, Happy*
Dinyar Vania, Dick Johnson
Levi Hernandez, Sonora
Norman Shankle, Nick*
Christian Zaremba, Jake Wallace*
Tyler Nelson, Trin*
Adam Cannedy, Handsome
Adrian Kramer, Joe*
Tyler Putnam, José Castro
Andrew Bisantz, Conductor*
John Conklin, Scenic Designer
Adam H. Greene, Lighting Designer*
Lillian Groag, Director
Constance Hoffman, Costume Designer
Got my first Corelli autograph after his Fanciulla performance. 2 weeks later I got his and Tebaldi’s after Chenier. Me the lucky teen.