{"product_id":"puccini-la-fanciulla-del-west","title":"PUCCINI: La Fanciulla del West - Placido Domingo, Lorin Maazel, La Scala (DVD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/about_this_recording_transparent_black_shadow_2_7f1bb96b-e3d3-415f-a0d9-093dfd02207b_480x480.png?v=1634657657\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePuccini: La Fanciulla del West\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlácido Domingo (Dick Johnson); Mara Zampieri (Minnie); Juan Pons (Jack Rance);\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrchestra \u0026amp; Chorus of La Scala; Lorin Maazel\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStage Director(s): Jonathan Miller\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePuccini's Wild West opera has the California gold rush as its dramatic backdrop for a story in which Minnie, the only woman in a mining camp, gambles on her one chance of happiness. Lorin Maazel conducts a fine cast in Jonathan Miller's 1991 production of the compelling and evocative opera, which Puccini himself considered his best work.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/REVIEWS_TRANSPARENT_BACKGROUND_15991875-8514-44b1-841f-4f09f0e23f2e_480x480.png?v=1634661383\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/REVIEWS_TRANSPARENT_BACKGROUND_15991875-8514-44b1-841f-4f09f0e23f2e_480x480.png?v=1634661383\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"It is a colourful and striking production, with realistic sets and in-period costumes that take the melodrama seriously...Domingo is in superb voice and rightly wins ovations for each of his big solos. Juan Pons too is wonderfully firm and dark of tone as Jack Rance, and Mara Zampieri as Minnie sings with fine, clear focus with no suspicion of wobble.\" (The Penguin Guide)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Dramatically, a fine singing\/acting cast keeps the action taut, ensuring a powerful build-up to the near-harrowing conclusion. Lorin Maazel, as usual, can be relied upon to coax the orchestra into making the most of the musical high spots.\" (Musicweb International)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"[Maazel's] direction makes one marvel afresh at the imagination and colour in this score, distinct from other Puccini operas in its obsession with the whole-tone scale.\" (Gramophone)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OPUS ARTE","offers":[{"title":"Zampieri\/Pons\/Domingo\/La Scala","offer_id":40276108705988,"sku":"809478030041","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/products\/61ClllcFa6L._SL1024.jpg?v=1634663531","url":"https:\/\/classicselectworld.com\/de-de\/products\/puccini-la-fanciulla-del-west","provider":"ClassicSelect World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}