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SUMMARY:The MET: LIVE in HD – Puccini’s La Fanciulla Del West
DESCRIPTION:Description Event Details: Date: Saturday\, January 23\, 2027
  Time: 12:00 PM Central Venue: MUSE Sturgeon Bay Directions: 330 Jeffers
 on Street\, Sturgeon Bay\, Wisconsin 54235. On the corner of Third Avenu
 e and Jefferson Street in downtown Sturgeon Bay. Phone: 920-333-2859 Ema
 il: tickets@musesturgeonbay.com MUSE is officially an approved streaming
  venue for THE MET Opera: LIVE in HD! That’s right! You can experience t
 he world of The MET Opera in your own neighborhood. Puccini’s exhilarati
 ng drama of the Wild West returns in a new staging by celebrated British
  director Richard Jones\, marking the company’s first new production of 
 La Fanciulla del West in more than 30 years. Soprano Vida Miknevičiūtė a
 dds to her already remarkable Met repertoire\, making her role debut as 
 Minnie\, the tough tavern owner with a heart of gold who finds love when
  she least expects it. Tenor SeokJong Baek is the dashing bandit who ram
 bles into the remote California mining town to steal her heart\, opposit
 e baritone Christopher Maltman as the lawman determined to deliver rough
  justice—and win Minnie for himself. Maestro Keri-Lynn Wilson takes the 
 podium to conduct one of opera’s most action-packed adventures\, live fr
 om the Met stage to cinemas worldwide. This live cinema transmission is 
 part of The Met: Live in HD series\, bringing opera to movie theaters ac
 ross the globe. English StreamText captioning is available for the Met’s
  transmission of La Fanciulla del West here. A transcript of the transmi
 ssion will also be available to view after the live performance. Sung in
 : Italian Estimated Run Time: 3 Hours 15 Min Synopsis Act I A miners’ ca
 mp in California\, 1849–50. At sunset at the Polka Saloon\, Nick\, the b
 artender\, prepares for the miners’ return from the hills. Jake Wallace\
 , a traveling minstrel\, sings a sentimental song that causes Jim Larken
 s to break down in tears. The men collect money for his passage back hom
 e. Trin and Sonora both bribe Nick to help them win the heart of Minnie\
 , the owner of the bar\, with whom all the men are in love. Sid cheats a
 t cards\, and Jack Rance\, the camp’s cynical sheriff\, marks him as an 
 outcast. The Wells Fargo agent Ashby arrives with news of the imminent c
 apture of the Mexican bandit Ramerrez and his band. An argument breaks o
 ut between Rance and Sonora\, each claiming Minnie will be his wife. Thi
 ngs almost get out of hand when Minnie herself appears. The men calm dow
 n and sit to listen to Minnie’s bible teaching. Later\, alone with her\,
  Rance confesses his love to Minnie (“Minnie\, della mia casa”). But she
  is not interested and\, recalling her happy childhood\, paints a differ
 ent picture of her ideal love (“Laggiù nel Soledad”). A stranger appears
  in the bar\, introducing himself as Dick Johnson from Sacramento. Minni
 e recognizes him as a man she once met on the road. The jealous Rance or
 ders Johnson to leave town\, but when Minnie declares that she knows him
 \, the others welcome Johnson. As he and Minnie dance\, the miners drag 
 in a man named Castro\, one of Ramerrez’s band. Castro pretends that he 
 will lead them to their hideout. He then whispers to Johnson—who is in f
 act Ramerrez—that he let himself be captured to lure the miners away fro
 m the saloon\, in order for Johnson to rob it. The men depart with Castr
 o\, and Minnie and Johnson are left alone. She tells him about her simpl
 e life and that she is still waiting for her first kiss. When she shows 
 him the hiding place where the miners keep their gold\, he replies that 
 as long as he is nearby\, nobody will harm her or touch the gold. She sh
 yly invites him to visit her in her cabin later that evening. Act II In 
 Minnie’s cabin in the mountains\, the Indian woman Wowkle sings a lullab
 y to her baby and bickers with the child’s father\, Billy Jackrabbit. Mi
 nnie arrives and excitedly prepares for her meeting with Johnson. Alone 
 with him\, she gives in to his declarations of love and they kiss. Johns
 on\, full of doubt as to how to tell her about his true identity\, is ab
 out to leave\, but she asks him to stay for the night as it has begun to
  snow. When several shots are heard\, Johnson hides in the closet. Rance
  appears with some of the men and tells Minnie that they are concerned f
 or her safety—they have discovered that Johnson is Ramerrez. Minnie clai
 ms to know nothing and the men leave. She then angrily confronts Johnson
 \, who makes excuses about his past and declares that when he met her he
  decided to give up his former life. Deeply hurt\, Minnie sends him away
 . Another shot rings out. Johnson\, wounded\, staggers back into the cab
 in and Minnie hides him in the attic. Rance returns\, certain he has fou
 nd his man\, and demands to search the room. Minnie refuses and the sher
 iff is about to give up when a drop of blood falls on his hand from abov
 e. Johnson is forced to surrender\, but Minnie has an idea—she challenge
 s Rance to a game of poker. If he defeats her\, she will give herself to
  him\; if he loses\, Johnson goes free. Minnie cheats and wins. Rance le
 aves. Act III Johnson has been nursed back to health by Minnie. Again on
  the run from Rance and his men\, he is eventually captured in the fores
 t. As the miners prepare to hang him\, Johnson asks for one last mercy—t
 hat Minnie believe him free and far away (“Ch’ella mi creda”). Rance is 
 enraged\, but the men hesitate. At that moment\, Minnie rides in\, wield
 ing a pistol. When her pleas to spare Johnson prove fruitless\, she remi
 nds the men how much they owe her. The miners finally give in and releas
 e Johnson. He and Minnie ride away to start a new life together. Cast Cr
 eators Composer: Giacomo Puccini Production: Richard Jones SET DESIGNER:
  Miriam Buether COSTUME DESIGNER: Nicky Gillibrand LIGHTING DESIGNER: Mi
 mi Jordan Sherin CHOREOGRAPHER: Lucy Burge Graham Berwind\, III Chorus D
 irector: Tilman Michael\n\nTickets: https://musesturgeonbay.org/product/
 the-met-live-in-hd-puccinis-la-fanciulla-del-west/\n\nhttps://findlocal.
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LOCATION:MUSE Sturgeon Bay\, 330 Jefferson Street\, Sturgeon Bay\, WI 542
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