Details

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. MADAM BUTTERFLY is transplanted to present-day Bangkok for this radical reinterpretation of Puccini's masterpiece. This brand new English translation portrays Pinkerton as an American Airlines pilot and Butterfly as a Thai prostitute.

Creatives/Company

Music: Puccini
Lyrics(s): Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica (1904)
Producer(s): Adam Spreadbury-Maher, Ben Cooper, Dominic Haddock (for OperaUpClose)
Director: Anthony Medbury-Mather

Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly) - (Bangok Butterfly)

Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly) - (Bangok Butterfly) (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T0960403161. Details of all Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly) - (Bangok Butterfly) archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S2007

Archive Listings

4 Feb 11 to 25 May 11	The King's Head Theatre Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
11 Dec 10 to 23 Jan 11	The King's Head Theatre Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive

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