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
1960
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Costumers
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
Sid
Handsome
Harry
Joe
Happy
Larkens
Billy Jackrabbit
Wowkle, Billy's Squaw
Jake Wallace, a minstrel
José Castro, one of the Ramerrez gang
Postillion
Show Dates
Time and Place
In the Gold Rush days of 1849 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
Notes
Major intermission after Act I