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La fanciulla del West
Text Carlo Zangarini & Guelfo Civinini
1 break
Cast
conductor
Simone Young
directing and lighting
Marco Arturo Marelli
stage design
Marco Arturo Marelli
costumes
Dagmar Niefind
Minnie
Malin Byström
Sheriff Jack Rance
Carlos Álvarez
Dick Johnson (Ramerrez)
Yonghoon Lee
Contents
1st act
Closing time in an American camp of miners. Nick, the bartender, opens the bar, the workers return from their day's work and wait for Minnie, the boss of the pub and also the only woman in the camp. They pass the time with whiskey, card games and fights. To distract her, Nick plays a song from far away home, Larkens is homesick and the buddies collect money to enable him to travel home. Self-proclaimed sheriff Jack Rance, who is after Minnie, boasts to everyone that Minnie will soon be his wife; about it he gets into an argument with Sonora, who is also madly in love with Minnie. In the midst of this fight, Minnie arrives and puts everyone in their place. She not only runs the economy, but also tries to give the rough guys school lessons in winter and provides a little contemplation and reflection with a Bible study. Ashby, the boss of a transport company, visits the camp. He's looking for a bandit named Ramerrez who's been roaming the area for a while. The mail arrives and a dubious woman sends a cable to Ashby to inform Ashby of the alleged whereabouts of Ramerrez. When Jack is alone with Minnie, he tries to win her love by offering her lots of money. She brusquely rejects him by telling him about the poor but happy life and love of her parents. A stranger enters the heavily guarded camp, Jack becomes suspicious, calls the workers together and incites them against the stranger. But Minnie vouches for the stranger posing as Mister Johnson from Sacramento. Minnie and he reminisce about a previous encounter. With a little waltz, the stranger is welcomed into the community. The alarm sounds and the workers drag Castro, a member of Ramerrez's gang, over to the house. He has come to lure all the workers out of the camp with false information about Ramerrez's whereabouts, giving his leader (because the unrecognized Dick Johnson is really Ramerrez) the opportunity to rob the camp. Everyone goes in pursuit of Ramerrez, leaving Minnie alone with Dick. Growing feelings for Minnie make it impossible for Dick to subdue and rob this woman, who stayed behind to defend the hidden stash of gold with her life. Before he leaves her, they arrange to meet up at her dwelling on the mountain for the late evening.
2nd act
At her home, Minnie prepares for Dick's visit. When he arrives, she confidently tells him about her life, but he doesn't tell her his true identity. Both confess their feelings, but the idyll is abruptly interrupted by a visit from Jack and some workers. They enlighten Minnie about Johnson's true identity and warn her about him, the criminal. Disappointed, Minnie confronts Dick, who tries to defend himself: he didn't become a bandit voluntarily, but after the death of his father he had to take over his father's gang of robbers. But meeting Minnie showed him the way to a new life. When he realizes how badly Minnie is affected by his breach of trust, he tries to leave, but as soon as he is outside, Jack, who was ambushing him, hits him with a bullet. Minnie's love awakens again, she opens the door for him and hides the wounded man. But a few drops of blood reveal his hiding place to the returning sheriff, who violently wants to attack Minnie. Then Minnie begins to fight for Dick's life. A game of poker will decide her and Johnson's fate. If he wins, she wants to give herself to him and hand Johnson over to him, if she wins, the lover will be hers alone. After taking his word of honor from Jack, she wins the game with wrong cards.
3rd act
Jack has broken his word of honor to Minnie and will do whatever it takes to capture Dick. As day breaks, the pursuit begins, but Dick initially seems to escape. Eventually Ashby manages to catch him. Jack wants to make quick work of his rival, he stirs up the pack and soon the noose is put around Dick's neck. But the execution stops when Minnie's shouts are heard. She takes advantage of the general surprise and stands protectively in front of her lover. Little by little she succeeds in quelling the men's hatred and murderous lust and convincing them to pardon her lover. Minnie and Dick set off to start a new life elsewhere.
Subject to change.
1 break
Cast
conductor
Simone Young
directing and lighting
Marco Arturo Marelli
stage design
Marco Arturo Marelli
costumes
Dagmar Niefind
Minnie
Malin Byström
Sheriff Jack Rance
Carlos Álvarez
Dick Johnson (Ramerrez)
Yonghoon Lee
Contents
1st act
Closing time in an American camp of miners. Nick, the bartender, opens the bar, the workers return from their day's work and wait for Minnie, the boss of the pub and also the only woman in the camp. They pass the time with whiskey, card games and fights. To distract her, Nick plays a song from far away home, Larkens is homesick and the buddies collect money to enable him to travel home. Self-proclaimed sheriff Jack Rance, who is after Minnie, boasts to everyone that Minnie will soon be his wife; about it he gets into an argument with Sonora, who is also madly in love with Minnie. In the midst of this fight, Minnie arrives and puts everyone in their place. She not only runs the economy, but also tries to give the rough guys school lessons in winter and provides a little contemplation and reflection with a Bible study. Ashby, the boss of a transport company, visits the camp. He's looking for a bandit named Ramerrez who's been roaming the area for a while. The mail arrives and a dubious woman sends a cable to Ashby to inform Ashby of the alleged whereabouts of Ramerrez. When Jack is alone with Minnie, he tries to win her love by offering her lots of money. She brusquely rejects him by telling him about the poor but happy life and love of her parents. A stranger enters the heavily guarded camp, Jack becomes suspicious, calls the workers together and incites them against the stranger. But Minnie vouches for the stranger posing as Mister Johnson from Sacramento. Minnie and he reminisce about a previous encounter. With a little waltz, the stranger is welcomed into the community. The alarm sounds and the workers drag Castro, a member of Ramerrez's gang, over to the house. He has come to lure all the workers out of the camp with false information about Ramerrez's whereabouts, giving his leader (because the unrecognized Dick Johnson is really Ramerrez) the opportunity to rob the camp. Everyone goes in pursuit of Ramerrez, leaving Minnie alone with Dick. Growing feelings for Minnie make it impossible for Dick to subdue and rob this woman, who stayed behind to defend the hidden stash of gold with her life. Before he leaves her, they arrange to meet up at her dwelling on the mountain for the late evening.
2nd act
At her home, Minnie prepares for Dick's visit. When he arrives, she confidently tells him about her life, but he doesn't tell her his true identity. Both confess their feelings, but the idyll is abruptly interrupted by a visit from Jack and some workers. They enlighten Minnie about Johnson's true identity and warn her about him, the criminal. Disappointed, Minnie confronts Dick, who tries to defend himself: he didn't become a bandit voluntarily, but after the death of his father he had to take over his father's gang of robbers. But meeting Minnie showed him the way to a new life. When he realizes how badly Minnie is affected by his breach of trust, he tries to leave, but as soon as he is outside, Jack, who was ambushing him, hits him with a bullet. Minnie's love awakens again, she opens the door for him and hides the wounded man. But a few drops of blood reveal his hiding place to the returning sheriff, who violently wants to attack Minnie. Then Minnie begins to fight for Dick's life. A game of poker will decide her and Johnson's fate. If he wins, she wants to give herself to him and hand Johnson over to him, if she wins, the lover will be hers alone. After taking his word of honor from Jack, she wins the game with wrong cards.
3rd act
Jack has broken his word of honor to Minnie and will do whatever it takes to capture Dick. As day breaks, the pursuit begins, but Dick initially seems to escape. Eventually Ashby manages to catch him. Jack wants to make quick work of his rival, he stirs up the pack and soon the noose is put around Dick's neck. But the execution stops when Minnie's shouts are heard. She takes advantage of the general surprise and stands protectively in front of her lover. Little by little she succeeds in quelling the men's hatred and murderous lust and convincing them to pardon her lover. Minnie and Dick set off to start a new life elsewhere.
Subject to change.
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