Julia Bullock (soprano), Ryan McKinny (baritone), Davóne Tines (baritone), Hye Jung Lee (soprano), Daniela Mack (mezzo-soprano), Paul Appleby (tenor), Elliot Madore (baritone)

Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, John Adams

"The vocal lines seem to veer between folk songs, sentimental ballads and something more high flown and conventionally “operatic”. This rich mixture just about hangs together musically and dramatically, with only a few loose ends...Whatever the eventual fate of Girls of the Golden West in the opera houses of the world, it now has a definitive recording." - The Guardian, 25th April 2024