Get out of the way The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Here comes the original Italian Spaghetti Western!  Puccini’s follow-up to his operatic masterpiece Madame Butterfly sets its exciting tale in the American Wild, Wild West, and is filled with all the fantastic music the composer is famous for.

Set during the California Gold Rush, this unique opera features passionate arias, blazing orchestra colors, and hair trigger excitement as the Wild West comes alive.

Kara Shay Thomson

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22 - 24 Jan, 2026

The Girl of the Golden West · Nashville Opera

Future and recently performed repertoire

Minnie in The Girl of the Golden West by Puccini

Nashville Opera

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