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An opera in two acts, performed in Italian with French subtitles (one intermission).
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Directed by Richard Jones
Conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson
Produced by: The Metropolitan Opera
Starring: Vida Miknevičiūtė, Christopher Maltman, SeokJong Baek
Country: United States

In the mountains of California during the Gold Rush, Minnie runs the miners’ camp saloon with an iron fist. Her life is turned upside down the day she falls in love with Dick Johnson, a charming stranger who turns out to be a wanted outlaw. Sheriff Jack Rance, who is also in love with Minnie, is determined to capture him. Amid love, betrayal, and redemption, the fate of all three will be decided in a thrilling finale.