Puccini’s exhilarating drama of the Wild West returns in a new staging by Richard Jones, marking thecompany’s first new production of La Fanciulla del West in more than 30 years. Soprano SondraRadvanovsky makes her role debut as Minnie, the tough tavern owner with a heart of gold who findslove when she least expects it. Tenor SeokJong Baek is the dashing bandit who rambles into theremote California mining town to steal her heart, opposite baritone Christopher Maltman as thelawman determined to deliver justice—and win Minnie for himself. Maestro Keri-Lynn Wilson takesthe podium to conduct one of opera’s most action-packed adventures, live from the Met stage tocinemas worldwide.