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Opera in Cinema: The Girl of the Golden West

Vlad Ponomarov, Neighbor

Performed at The Amsterdam Music Theatre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

by Giacomo Puccini
conducted by Carlo Rizzi
Sung in Italian with English subtitles 

Approximate running time: 160 minutes plus one intermission

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 Saturday, March 26th the Jarvis Conservatory will be presenting The Girl of the Golden West in beautiful High Definition picture and Dolby Digital sound.

 Director Nikolaus Lehnhoff's Hollywood-style production updates this Wild West story to the capitalist culture of Wall Street, perfectly reflecting Puccini's innovative spirit. In a new angle on the age-old love triangle theme, corrupt Sheriff Jack Rance (Lucio Gallo) and charismatic criminal Dick Johnson (Zoran Todorovich) vie for the love of glamorous blonde and devout Christian Minnie (Eva-MariaWestbroek), finding her way in a man's world. Carlo Rizzi's idiomatic conducting draws excellent singing from the large cast and fine playing from The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra.

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