La Fanciulla del West (1992)

Giancarlo Del Monacos atmospheric production brings to colorful life a 19thcentury mining camp during the California Gold Rush At the center of the action is the goodhearted bar owner Minnie sung by Barbara Daniels who takes a motherly interest in the miners Plácido Domingo is Dick Johnson also known as the bandit Ramerrez who falls in love with Minnie Sherrill Milnes sings Jack Rance the sheriff who is not only determined to capture Ramerrez but also wants Minnie for himself Bloodshed a crooked poker game a snowstorm and a near lynching ensue before Minnie and her banditturnedlover can ride off to start a new life Leonard Slatkin conducts one of Puccinis most colorful scores