Girl of the Golden West Composer Giacomo Puccini Librettists Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini Based On the play by David Belasco Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Los Angeles, CA Venue Music Center Pavilion Season 1965 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Stage Director(s) Lotfi Mansouri Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Jack Rance, sheriff Chester Ludgin Nick, bartender of the Polka Saloon Howard Fried Larkens Adib Fazah Joe Robert Glover Harry William Whitesides Handsome Winther Andersen Happy David Giosso Sid Colin Harvey Sonora Richard Fredricks Trin Raymond Manton Jake Wallace, minstrel of the camp John West Ashby, Wells Fargo Agent Joshua Hecht Minnie, owner of the Polka Saloon Marie Collier Postillion James Eitze Dick Johnson, alias Ramerrez, an outlaw Franco Corelli José Castro, one of the Ramerrez gang Pietro Menci Wowkle, Billy's Squaw Claudia White Billy Jackrabbit, an Indian Andrew Foldi Show Dates Sat, Nov 13 1965, 8pm Time and Place A mining camp in California during the 1849 Gold Rush Scenes Act I -- The Polka Saloon Act II -- Interior of Minnie's cabin Act III -- Foot of Cloudy Mountain at dawn