Riccardo Frizza Conducts Teatro Comunale di Bologna’s ‘La Faniculla del West’

By Francisco Salazar

The Teatro Comunale di Bologna is set to present “La Fanciulla del West.”

The opera will be conducted by Riccardo Frizza in a production by Paul Curran.

The cast will include Carmen Giannattasio and Ann Petersen as Minnie, Angelo Villari and Amadi Lagha as Dick Johnson, and Claudio Sgura and Gustavo Castillo as Jack Rance.

In a statement, Frizza noted, “For the first time, I’m conducting ‘La Fanciulla del West,’ a work which marks a turning point for Puccini, enigmatic and experimental, revolutionary even, in its compositional and theatrical technique, orchestration, and conception of a miraculously western setting with its unmistakeable Puccini hallmark. I am delighted to be making this debut at the Teatro Comunale, Bologna, where I’ve always been able to work so well thanks to shared perspectives with the orchestra and the ongoing nature of this partnership. This Fanciulla, in a new staging by Paul Curran, will inaugurate the new season. If all of Puccini’s operas are blessed with modernity and often experimentation, ‘La Fanciulla del West’ is emblematic of this.”

The opera is set to be performed on Jan. 24, 26, 28, 29, and 30. The opening night on Jan. 24 will be broadcast live on Rai Radio3.

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