Performance

Venue	Marlowe Theatre
	Also: Studio
Town	Canterbury
County	Kent
From	16th November 2016
To	19th November 2016
When	Wed, Sat 19:15
Marlowe Theatre (V674)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

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:: (T01544990036)

Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

Company	Glyndebourne Opera
Company	Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra
Company	Glyndebourne Chorus
Conductor	John Wilson
Conductor	Gareth Hancock
Director	Annilese Miskimmon
Design	Nicky Shaw
Director	Kally Lloyd Jones (movement director)
Lighting	Mark Jonathan
Performer	Karah Son (Cio-cio San)
Performer	Matteo Lippi (Pinkerton)
Performer	Francesco Verna (Sharpless)
Performer	Claudia Huckle (Suzuki)
Performer	Alun Rhys-Jenkins (Goro)
Performer	Michael Druiett (Bonze)

Listing:: L01897400572

Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

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