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Venue	Bristol Hippodrome
Town	Bristol
County	City of Bristol
From	26th October 2021
To	28th October 2021
Bristol Hippodrome (V856)
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Date of change: 20 Jul 21 - T0281925471

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:: (T0281925471)

Sung in Italian with surtitles in English and Welsh

Company	Welsh National Opera
Conductor	Carlo Rizzi
Conductor	James Southall (Plymouth / Llandudno)
Director	Lindy Hume
Director	Denni Sayers (movement director)
Design	Isabella Bywater
Design	Ash J Woodward (video)
Lighting	Elanor Higgins)
Performer	Leonardo Caimi (Pinkerton Se 24 / 26 Oct 14 / 15 / 19 / 20 / 26 / 28 Nov 2 / 4 / 9 / 11 and Spring 2022)
Performer	Peter Auty (Pinkerton - Sep 28 / Oct 1 / 2 / 27 Nov 3 / 10 / 30 Dec 1)
Performer	Tom Randle (Goro)
Performer	Anna Harvey (Suzuki - Sep 24 / 26 / 28 Nov 30 Dec 1)
Performer	Kezia Bienek (Suzuki Oct 1 / 2 / 14 / 15 / 26 / 27 / 28 Nov 9 / 10 / 11 and Spring 2022)
Performer	Mark Stone (Sharpless - Autumn 2021)
Performer	Gareth Brynmor John (Sharpless - Spring 2022)
Performer	Joyce El-Khoury (Cio-Cio-San - Sep 24 / 28 / Oct 2 / 14 / 19 / 26 / 28 Nov 2 / 4 / 9)
Performer	Alexia Voulgaridou (Cio-Cio-San - Sep 26 Oct 1 / 15 / 20 / 27 Nov 3 / 10 and Spring 2022)
Performer	Meeta Raval (Cio-Cio-San - Nov 11 / 30 Dec 1)
Performer	Keel Watson (The Bonze)
Performer	Neil Balfour (Prince Yamadori)
Performer	Meriel Andrew (Cousin)
Performer	Monkia Sawa (Mother)
Performer	Carolyn Jackson (Aunt)
Performer	George Newton-Fitzgerald (Uncle Yakuside)
Performer	Julian Boyce (Imperial Commissioner)
Performer	Jack O'Kelly (Official Registrar)
Performer	Sian Meinir (Kate Pinkerton)
Performer	Emma Jackson (Bodyguard)
Performer	Jenni Duffy (Bodyguard)

Listing:: L976473888

Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in Italian with surtitles in English and Welsh

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