Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly)

T1799410130
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)

Archive :: production:T1799410130, opera or operetta:S2007, venue:V01718852442
Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Festival Theatre

Performance

Venue	Malvern Theatres
	Other spaces: The Cinema, Forum Theatre, Festival Theatre
Town	Malvern
County	Worcestershire
From	13th May 2018
To	13th May 2018
When	19:30
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Reviews

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Company

Producer	Ellen Kent
Company	Opera and Ballet International
Conductor	Vasyl Vasylenko
Conductor	Nicolae Dohotaru
Performer	Maria HeeJung Kim (Cio Cio San)
Performer	Alyona Kistenyova
Performer	Ruslan Zinevych (Pinkerton - some dates)
Performer	Vitalii Liskovetskyi (Pinkerton - some dates)
Performer	Giorgio Meladze (Pinkerton - some dates)
Performer	Zara Vardanean (Suzuki)

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