The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama Butterfly
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2016-04-02
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Music
Anthony Minghella’s beautiful, atmospheric production enhances Puccini’s drama of unfortunate, doomed love. Soprano Kristine Opolais brings all of her passionate commitment to her portrayal of Cio-Cio-San, the teenage geisha who gives up everything for Lt. Pinkerton. Roberto Alagna is the American naval officer who does not understand the depth of Cio-Cio-San’s love, and whose subsequent marriage to an American woman precipitates Butterfly’s suicide. Maria Zifchak is Suzuki, Cio-Cio-San’s faithful servant, and Dwayne Croft plays the American consul Sharpless, who tries to avert the tragedy. Karel Mark Chichon conducts.
Featured Crew
| Giacomo Puccini | Original Music Composer |
| Luigi Illica | Writer |
| Giuseppe Giacosa | Writer |
| Karel Mark Chichon | Conductor |
| Gary Halvorson | Director |
| Han Feng | Costume Designer |
| Carolyn Choa | Choreographer |
| Michael Levine | Set Designer |
| Peter Mumford | Lighting Design |
| Carolyn Choa | Director |
