The 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 Sacramento, CA Venue Sacramento Memorial Auditorium Season 1943 Language English Creative/Crew Conductor Fausto Cleva Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Settings designed by Armando Agnini Cast Minnie, owner of the Polka Bar Florence Kirk Jack Rance, sheriff Robert Weede Dick Johnson, alias Ramerrez, an outlaw Frederick Jagel Nick, bartender at the Polka Alessio De Paolis Ashby, Wells Fargo Agent Lorenzo Alvary Sonora George Cehanovsky Trin, a miner John Garris Sid, a miner Max Lorenzini Handsome, a miner Edward Wellman Harry, a miner Randall Evans Joe, a miner Francis Oliver Happy, a miner August Lourenzo Larkens, a miner Truman Thompson Billy Jackrabbit, an Indian Charles Goodwin Wowkle, Billy's Squaw Christine Johnson Jake Wallace, a minstrel Nicolai Alexander José Castro, one of the Ramerrez gang Charles Goodwin Show Dates Sat, Oct 9 1943, 8pm 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 everything but the starting times. Translated from the Italian by R.H. Elkins and revised by Alexander Fried