The Girl of the Golden West
Composer
Librettists
Based On
the play by David Belasco
Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Venue
Shrine Auditorium
Season
1943
Language
English
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Settings designed by
Cast
Minnie, owner of the Polka Bar
Jack Rance, sheriff
Dick Johnson, alias Ramerrez, an outlaw
Nick, bartender at the Polka
Ashby, Wells Fargo Agent
Sonora
Trin, a miner
Sid, a miner
Handsome, a miner
Harry, a miner
Joe, a miner
Happy, a miner
Larkens, a miner
Billy Jackrabbit, an Indian
Wowkle, Billy's Squaw
Jake Wallace, a minstrel
José Castro, one of the Ramerrez gang
Show Dates
Time and Place
In the Gold Rush Days of '49 in California. A Mining Camp at the Foot of Cloudy Mountain
Scenes
Act I -- The Polka Bar
Act II -- Interior of Minnie's Cabin
Act III -- Foot of Cloudy Mountain at Dawn
Legacy Commission
Translated from the Italian by R.H. Elkins and revised by Alexander Fried
Notes
Settings constructed in the studios of the San Francisco Opera Association
The curtain time is a guess; touring records include evering but the starting times.