Performance

Venue	Alexandra Theatre
Town	Birmingham
County	West Midlands
From	13th February 2005
To	13th February 2005
When	19:30
Prices	From £13.50. To £39.50.
Alexandra Theatre (V140)
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:: (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:: L764186373

Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in Italian with English surtitles

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