Performance

Venue	Royal Albert Hall
	Also: Elgar Room
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	26th February 2015
To	15th March 2015
When	19:30. Sat, Sun Mats 14:30. Thu Mar 5 Mat 14:30
Royal Albert Hall (V221)
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Date of change: 6 Mar 14 - T0504201098

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:: (T0504201098)

Producer	Raymond Gubbay
Presented by	Royal Albert Hall
Company	Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor	Oliver Gooch
Director	David Freeman
Design	David Roger
Musical Director	Oliver Gooch
Lighting	Andrew Bridge
Sound	Bobby Aitken
Translation	Amanda Holden
Performer	Nam-young Kim (Madam Butterfly - some dates)
Performer	Hyeseoung Kwon (Madam Butterfly - some dates)
Performer	Myung-Joo Lee (Madam Butterfly - some dates)

Listing:: L646674537

Current production:Work

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