Performance

Venue	Utilita Arena Birmingham
Town	Birmingham
County	West Midlands
From	3rd March 2000
To	4th March 2000
When	19:39
Utilita Arena Birmingham (V01541007397)
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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:: (T1988059350)

The spectacular 'In the Round' Production of Puccini's tragic masterpiece staged in an enchanting Japanese Water Garden.

Producer	Raymond Gubbay
Director	David Freeman
Conductor	Peter Robinson
Design	David Roger
Lighting	Andrew Bridge
Translation	Amanda Holden
Company	BBC Concert Orchestra
Performer	Li Ping Zhang
Performer	Nancy Yuen
Performer	Richard Roberts (Richard Roberts (Pinkerton)
Performer	Alan Oke (Pinkerton)
Performer	Marcia Bellamy
Performer	Mika Shigematsu
Performer	Keith Latham
Performer	Phillip Joll
Performer	Richard Angas
Performer	Dean Robinson
Performer	Aled Hall
Performer	Richard Whitehouse
Performer	Alison Kettlewell
Performer	Kuei-Lin
Performer	Richard Mosley-Evans
Performer	Paul Putnins
Performer	Miao Lu
Performer	Jeanette Ager
Performer	Ee Ping Yee
Performer	Ludovieco Fahey
Performer	Ross Malloy
Performer	Oliver Golding

Listing:: L33593155

NIA

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The spectacular 'In the Round' Production of Puccini's tragic masterpiece staged in an enchanting Japanese Water Garden. NIA

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