'The Girl of the Golden West' is a four-act theatrical play written, produced and directed by David Belasco. The story follows Minnie, who runs the Polka saloon

Set in the American West during the California Gold Rush, La fanciulla del West marked a significant departure from Giacomo Puccini's previous and best- known w

On 10 December 1910, Giacomo Puccini’s seventh opera, La fanciulla del West, had its premiere before a sold-out audience at New York City’s Metropolitan Ope