The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama Butterfly
2016, Italian. Directed by Carolyn Choa & Gary Halvorson.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Carolyn ChoaDirector
- Gary HalvorsonDirector
- Roberto AlagnaLt. B. F. Pinkerton
- Kristine OpolaisCio-Cio-San
- Maria ZifchakSuzuki
- Dwayne CroftSharpless
- Deborah VoigtSelf - Host
- Tony StevensonGoro
- Patricia SteinerCio-Cio-San's cousin
- Belinda OswaldCio-Cio-San's mother
- Craig MontgomeryUncle Yakuside
- Jean BrahamCio-Cio-San's aunt
- David CrawfordImperial Commissioner
- Juhwan LeeThe Registrar
Details
- Released
- 2 April 2016
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica
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Who directed The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama Butterfly?
The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama Butterfly (2016) was directed by Carolyn Choa and Gary Halvorson and stars Roberto Alagna, Kristine Opolais, Maria Zifchak.