MET LIVE IN HD: LA FANCIULA DE WEST

About this event

Set during the California Gold Rush, Minnie, the gun-slinging tavern owner with a heart of gold, finds love in the arms of a dashing outlaw. Celebrated British director Richard Jones brings a new production of Puccini’s exhilarating drama of the Wild West to the Met, which marks The company’s first new staging of La Fanciulla del West in more than 30 years. Soprano Vida Miknevičiūtė makes an important Met debut as Minnie, starring alongside tenor SeokJong Baek as Dick Johnson. CAST: Vida Miknevičiūtė, SeokJong Baek, Christopher Maltman CONDUCTOR: Keri-Lynn Wilson DIRECTOR: Richard Jones ESTIMATED RUNTIME: 3 hours and 15 minutes, with one intermission Refreshments will be available for purchase at the Coffee Bar, including fresh sandwiches, and are permitted in the theater.