Golden ‘Girls’ season finale
The conclusion of our Fanciulla del West video overview in three parts looks at a trio of performances from the 2010s.
68 pieces since 2010 — in 19 roles, at 20 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
4 pieces as Minnie — stats above show all coverage for Nina Stemme.
View allThe conclusion of our Fanciulla del West video overview in three parts looks at a trio of performances from the 2010s.
A woman reads from the Bible. There is a dance scene in a tavern. The discovery of blood gives away the protagonist.
Two years before she brought the role to Wiener Staatsoper in a production somewhat dominated by Jonas Kaufmann, soprano Nina Stemme sang her first-ever Minnie in La fanciulla del West at Stockholm’s Royal Opera.
Strange as it is to encounter two such disparate works presented with the identical production concept, it’s odder still that the opera you’d think would be the slam dunk is anything but.
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