Performance

Venue	Festival Theatre
	Also: Studio
Town	Edinburgh
County	Edinburgh
From	13th June 2007
To	23rd June 2007
When	Jun07 13, 15, 19, 21, 23 at 19:15
Prices	From £13.00. To £57.50.
Festival Theatre (V600)
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:: (T416675334)

Sun in Italian with English supertitles. Running time 2 hours 50 mins

Company	Scottish Opera
Conductor	Francesco Corti
Conductor	Derek Clark
Director	David McVicar (David McVicar (original director)
Director	Leah Hausman (director / movement director)
Design	Yannis Thavoris
Lighting	Paule Constable (original lighting)
Lighting	Robert B Dickson
Performer	Rebecca Nash (Cio-Cio San)
Performer	Jennifer Johnston (Suzuki)
Performer	John Hudson (B.F. Pinkerton)
Performer	Garry Magee (Sharpless)
Performer	Harry Nicolls (Goro)
Performer	Richard Wiegold (The Bonze)
Performer	Gareth Rhys Davies (Yamadori)
Performer	Catriona Barr (Kate Pinkerton)

Listing:: L0963845608

Current production:Work

Production details

Sun in Italian with English supertitles. Running time 2 hours 50 mins

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Special Performances

23 Jun 07 Audio Described

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