La fanciulla del West
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La fanciulla del West is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini, based on the 1905 play The Girl of the Golden West by the American aut
"Una partita a poker" – a crucial scene in the opera; Emmy Destinn in the title role in the première and Pasquale Amato as Sheriff Jack Rance.
Cover design for libretto (1954)
Scene from act 3 of the première, with Enrico Caruso, Emmy Destinn, and Pasquale Amato
Franco Corelli
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Franco Corelli was an Italian tenor who had a major international opera career between 1951 and 1976. Associated in particular with the spinto and dramatic tenor roles of the Italian and French repert
Corelli in Tosca, 1956
Franco Corelli on the occasion of the performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, Naples, San Carlo Theatre, 1955–1956 season.