Performance

Venue	Mayflower Theatre
Town	Southampton
County	Hampshire
From	26th November 2009
To	28th November 2009
When	19:15
Mayflower Theatre (V774)
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Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly)

Work:: Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly) (S2007)

An American naval officer (Pinkerton) 'acquires' a 15 year old Geisha wife during a stay in Japan - but has no intention of staying with her. After a while he returns to the USA and marries his fiancee. Meanwhile, Butterfly waits for him for three years, cut off from her family, religion and culture by being an American wife. And she is now a mother. When he finally returns she is overjoyed, but he brings with him his new wife. Story originally published in a magazine.

Music	Puccini
Lyrics	Giuseppe Giacosa
Lyrics	Luigi Illica (1904)

Production:: (T531635024)

Sung in Italian with English surtitles (and Welsh in Wales). Running time approx. 2 hours 50 mins.

Company	Welsh National Opera
Conductor	Carlo Rizzo
Conductor	Simon Phillippo (Venue Cymru)
Director	Joachim Herz
Design	Reinhart Zimmermann
Costume	Eleonore Kleiber
Lighting	John Waterhouse
Performer	Amanda Roocroft (Cio-Cio-San)
Performer	Russell Thomas (Pinkerton)
Performer	Neal Davies (Sharpless)
Performer	Claire Bradshaw (Suzuki)

Listing:: L01267627198

Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in Italian with English surtitles (and Welsh in Wales). Running time approx. 2 hours 50 mins.

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