Performance

Venue	Theatre Royal
Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
County	Tyne and Wear
From	20th March 2018
To	22nd March 2018
When	Tue, Thu 19:30
Theatre Royal (V570)
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Date of change: 10 Jan 17 - T0357058393

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:: (T0357058393)

Sung in Italian with English titles.

Company	Opera North
Conductor	Martin Pickard
Director	Tim Albery
Design	Hildegard Bechtler
Costume	Ana Jebens
Lighting	Peter Mumford (original lighting designer)
Performer	Anne Sophie Duprels (Cio-Cio San)
Performer	Merunas Vitulskis (Pinkerton)
Performer	Peter Savidge (Sharpless)
Performer	Ann Taylor (Suzuki)
Performer	Joseph Shovelton (Goro)
Performer	Dean Robinson (Bonze)
Performer	Kate Bird (Kate Pinkerton)
Performer	Christopher Nairne (Prince Yamadori)

Listing:: L01267426972

Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in Italian with English titles.

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