Description

In the mountains of California during the gold rush, Minnie runs the miners' camp tavern until the day she falls in love.<div> In the California mountains during the Gold Rush, Minnie runs the miners' camp tavern until the day she falls in love with Dick Johnson, a handsome stranger who turns out to be a wanted outlaw. Sheriff Jack Rance, also smitten with Minnie, is determined to capture him.</div><div> Puccini in the Far West is an epic and spectacular operatic adventure. This new production by Richard Jones, the first at the Met in over 30 years, marks the highly anticipated role debut of soprano Vida Mikneviciute, under the musical direction of Keri-Lynn Wilson.</div>