"I cannot think of a soprano who can sing any better this demanding role. What wins you over is Voigt"s deep feeling for the character. The role of Johnson gives Giordani ample opportunities to luxuriate in tenorial top notes and unleash impassioned phrases. Gallo is a coolly menacing Jack Ranee. Thanks in large part to the stylish, nuanced and sensitive conducting of Nicola Luisotti, the score emerged as arguably Puccini"s most subtly written and boldly modern music". New York Times Opera In Three Acts Minnie - Deborah Voigt Jack Rance - Lucio Gallo Dick Johnson - Marcello Giordani Nick - Tony Stevenson Ashby - Keith Miller Sonora - Dwayne Croft