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Venue	Royal Spa Centre
Town	Leamington Spa
County	Warwickshire
From	29th November 1998
To	29th November 1998
Royal Spa Centre (V131)
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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:: (T02005461342)

Company	Opera Box
Conductor	Fraser Goulding
Performer	Tim Evans (Pinkerton)
Performer	Philip Creasy (Pinkerton)
Performer	Fiona O'Neill (Butterfly)
Performer	Nancy Yuen (Butterfly)
Performer	Henry Newman (Sharpless)
Performer	Adrian Clarke (Sharpless)
Performer	Linda Hibberd (Suzuki)
Performer	Frances Coad (Suzuki)
Performer	David Bartleet (Goro)
Performer	Alan Rankin Crooks (Goro)
Performer	Aris Nadirian (Yamadori)
Performer	Andrew Gallacher (The Bonze)
Performer	Brendan Wheatley (The Bonze)
Performer	Stephanie Crooks (Kate Pinkerton)
Performer	Alan Rankin Crooks (Registrar)
Performer	Gareth Davies (Registrar)
Performer	Stephanie Crooks (Chorus)
Performer	Tarsha Cole (Chorus)
Performer	Tanya Kennedy (Chorus)
Performer	Alan Rankin Crooks (Chorus)

Listing:: L2044176528

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