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La Fanciulla del West
Metropolitan Opera House, Thu, November 23, 1961
La Fanciulla del West (44)
Giacomo Puccini | Guelfo Civinini/Carlo Zangarini
- Minnie
- Dorothy Kirsten
- Dick Johnson
- S?ndor K?nya
- Jack Rance
- Anselmo Colzani
- Joe
- Andrea Velis
- Handsome
- George Cehanovsky
- Harry
- Robert Nagy
- Happy
- Osie Hawkins
- Sid
- Calvin Marsh
- Sonora
- Clifford Harvuot
- Trin
- Gabor Carelli
- Jim Larkens
- Roald Reitan
- Nick
- Paul Franke
- Jake Wallace
- Ezio Flagello
- Ashby
- Norman Scott
- Post Rider
- Frank D'Elia
- Castro
- Louis Sgarro
- Billy Jackrabbit
- Gerhard Pechner
- Wowkle
- Margaret Roggero
- Conductor
- Fausto Cleva
Review 1:
Review of John Gruen in the Herald Tribune
Konya Takes 'La Fanciulla' Role of Johnson
Sandor Konya sang the role of Dick Johnson last night at the Metropolitan Opera's subscription performance of Puccini's "La Fanciulla del West." This was the Hungarian tenor's second role of the season, the first having been a highly laudable Lohengrin, Moving from the Teutonic waters of Wagner to the glowing and impassioned world of Puccini caused not the slightest alteration in Mr. Konya's power to hold fast to a role and make it a convincing and forceful characterization.
His voice is an instrument of many shades. It is of a size that encompasses a whole spectrum of dynamics. It can soar with intensity or spin and weave softly in any register. Last year the tenor performed the role in San Francisco in his American operatic debut, thus a familiarity with the character aided in making his a most flowing performance. If fault can be found, it would be in terms of an exaggeration of gestures and an over-abundance of posturing that seemed out of place in a "strong man of the American West."
Also appearing as firsts were Osie Hawkins as Happy and Roald Reitan as Larkens. They both acquitted themselves admirably in their respective roles. Dorothy Kirsten was the effectual Minnie; Anselmo Colzani was Jack Rance, and Fausto Cleva was the conductor.
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- Fausto Cleva [Conductor]
- Dorothy Kirsten [Minnie]
- S?ndor K?nya [Dick Johnson]
- Anselmo Colzani [Jack Rance]
- Andrea Velis [Joe]
- George Cehanovsky [Handsome]
- Robert Nagy [Harry]
- Osie Hawkins [Happy]
- Calvin Marsh [Sid]
- Clifford Harvuot [Sonora]
- Gabor Carelli [Trin]
- Roald Reitan [Jim Larkens]
- Paul Franke [Nick]
- Ezio Flagello [Jake Wallace]
- Norman Scott [Ashby]
- Frank D'Elia [Post Rider]
- Louis Sgarro [Castro]
- Gerhard Pechner [Billy Jackrabbit]
- Margaret Roggero [Wowkle]