John Adams on Composing "Girls of the Golden West"

John Adams discusses his 2017 opera "Girls of the Golden West," which is set during the 1850s California Gold Rush. Adams and collaborator Peter Sellars created a colorful and realistic portrait of this tempestuous moment in history, drawing on harrowing real-life events and rich original sources from the era—letters, journals, newspaper articles, and miner song lyrics—to create the libretto.

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The world premiere recording of "Girls of the Golden West" is out now on Nonesuch Records:
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Music:
"Girls of the Golden West"
Music by John Adams
Libretto compiled from original sources by Peter Sellars

Performed by Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Daniela Mack, and Ryan McKinny; Los Angeles Master Chorale (Grant Gershon); the Los Angeles Philharmonic; and John Adams
Courtesy of Nonesuch Records

Film by Jesse Yang