Giacomo Puccini's "La Fanciulla del West" at The Metropolitan Opera House, New York
Giacomo Puccini's "La Fanciulla del West" will be on stage at The Metropolitan Opera House, New York.The opera unfolds in the mountains of California during the Gold Rush in 1849"50. The anachronistic presence of a Pony Express rider and a Wells Fargo agent would indicate a date after 1860, but historical accuracy is not the goal in this tale. Puccini was enchanted with Belasco's fictional setting, with its combinati…