Puccini's La Fanciulla del West December 8, 2010

Fred Plotkin, author of Opera 101, Classical Music 101, and seven books about Italy.

Giacomo Puccini created several operas in settings exotic to Italian audiences, but he also wrote one opera for American audiences—and set it in California, a place he had never been. December 10, 2010, is the 100th anniversary of the world premiere of La Fanciulla del West at the Metropolitan Opera. This lecture will explore the origins of the opera and its impact.

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