Performance

Venue	Empire Theatre
Town	Sunderland
County	Tyne and Wear
From	11th March 2005
To	12th March 2005
When	19:30
Prices	From £11.00. To £30.00.
Empire Theatre (V577)
Current/Future Listings
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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:: (T0798940329)

Sung in Italian with English surtitles

Producer	Ellen Kent
Producer	Opera International
Company	Ukrainian National Opera of Odessa
Performer	Ruslan Zinevych
Performer	Rosa Lee Thomas
Performer	Galina Bernaz

Listing:: L1229046085

Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in Italian with English surtitles

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