“La fanciulla del West” – Cast

Characters

Minnie — Soprano Jack Rance (sheriff) — Baritone Dick Johnson (Ramerrez) — Tenor Nick (bartender at the Polka Saloon) — Tenor Ashby (Wells Fargo agent) — Bass Miners Sonora — Baritone Trin — Comprimario Tenor Sid — Baritone Bello — Baritone Harry — Tenor Joe — Tenor Happy — Baritone Larkens — Bass Billy Jackrabbit (a Native American) — Comprimario Bass Wowkle (Billy’s Native American companion) — Mezzo-soprano Jake Wallace (a traveling ballad singer) — Baritone José Castro (of mixed ancestry, a member of Ramerrez’s gang) — Bass A Pony Express Rider — Comprimario Tenor Men of the mining camp Time and Place At the foot of the Cloudy Mountains in California. A mining camp during the Gold Rush, 1849–1850.

libretto by Dmitrii Murashev