Performance

Venue	Birmingham Hippodrome
	Also: DanceXchange,Patrick Centre
Town	Birmingham
County	West Midlands
From	6th March 2013
To	14th June 2013
Birmingham Hippodrome (V145)
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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:: (T1763523114)

Company	Welsh National Opera
Conductor	Frederic Chaslin
Director	Joachim Herz
Design	Reinhart Zimmermann
Lighting	John Waterhouse
Costume	Eleonore Kleiber
Performer	Charyl Barker
Performer	Judith Howarth
Performer	Gwyn Hughes Jones
Performer	Claire Bradshaw
Performer	Julian Close

Listing:: L0290442701

Current production:Work

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