Met Opera: La Faniculla Del West

On New Years Eve 2026, Puccinis exhilarating drama of the Wild West returns in a new staging by celebrated British director Richard Jones, marking the companys first new production of La Fanciulla del West in more than 30 years. Soprano Vida Mikneviit makes an important Met debut as the larger-than-life Minnie, the tough tavern owner with a heart of gold who finds love when she least expects it. Tenor SeokJong Baek is the dashing bandit who rambles into the remote California mining town to steal her heart, opposite baritone Christopher Maltman as the lawman determined to deliver rough justiceand win Minnie for himself. Maestro Keri-Lynn Wilson takes the podium to conduct one of operas most action-packed adventures.