Finnish National Opera

La fanciulla del west 2001

(The girl of the west)

La Fanciulla del West by Puccini premiered in the autumn of 2001 at the Finnish National Opera.

Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Libretto: G. Civinini, C. Zangarini

Set and costume design: Kimmo Viskari
Light design: Ilkka Paloniemi

Musical direction: Ralf Weikert

Minnie: Cynthia Makris / Giovanna Casolla / Francesca Patané
Dick Johnson: Giuseppe Giacomini / Raimo Sirkiä / Mika Pohjonen
Jack Rance: Juha Uusitalo / Esa Ruuttunen
Nick: Aki Alamikkotervo / Petri Bäckström
Sonora: Jaakko Kortekengas
Jack Wallace: Tom Krause / Tuomas Tuloisela
Sid: Niklas Spånberg
Handsome: Gabriel Suovanen / Sören Lillkung
Trin: Juha Riihimäki
Harry: Ari Grönthal / Pertti Mäkelä
Joe: Jeremias Erkkilä
Happy: Jaakko Hietikko
Larkens: Jukka Romu
Ashby: Hannu Forsberg / Kouta Räsänen
Billy Jackrabbit: Marko Putkonen / Robert McLoud
Wowkle: Paula Etelävuori / Sari Nordqvist
Jose Castro: Kai Valtonen
Postman: Jussi Miilunpalo

Men Choir of the Finnish National Opera