Performance

Venue	Forum Studio Theatre (formerly the Chester Gateway)
Town	Chester
County	Cheshire
From	11th October 2000
To	11th October 2000
When	19:30
Forum Studio Theatre (formerly the Chester Gateway) (V468)
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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:: (T01118409697)

Company	Mid Wales Opera
Director	Stephen Medcalf
Design	Isabella Bywater
Conductor	Keith Darlington
Company	Mid Wales Ensemble
Performer	Rosa Lee Thomas (Cio-Cio-San)
Performer	Geraint Dodd (Pinkerton)
Performer	Howard Quilla Croft (Sharpless)
Performer	Alison Kettlewell (Suzuki)
Performer	Roabert Burt (Goro)
Performer	Deryck Hamon (Bonze)

Listing:: L0169046443

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