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 Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House 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 Giovanni Gibin José Castro, one of the Ramerrez gang Pietro Menci Wowkle, Billy's Squaw Claudia White Billy Jackrabbit, an Indian Andrew Foldi Show Dates Tue, Sep 21 1965, 8:30pm Sun, Sep 26 1965, 2pm 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 Media Image La Fanciulla del West, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. William Whitesides (Harry), Marie Collier (Minnie) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones Image La Fanciulla del West, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Giovanni Gibin (Dick Johnson), Marie Collier (Minnie) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones Image La Fanciulla del West, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Chester Ludgin (Jack Rance) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1965_08_compressed.pdf (10.93 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image La Fanciulla del West, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. William Whitesides (Harry), Marie Collier (Minnie) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones
Image La Fanciulla del West, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Giovanni Gibin (Dick Johnson), Marie Collier (Minnie) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones
Image La Fanciulla del West, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Chester Ludgin (Jack Rance) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones