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. Sung in Italian with English surtitles (and Welsh in Wales). Running time approx. 2 hours 50 mins.

Cast/Performers

Amanda Roocroft (Cio-Cio-San), Russell Thomas (Pinkerton), Neal Davies (Sharpless), Claire Bradshaw (Suzuki)

Creatives/Company

Music: Puccini
Lyrics(s): Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica (1904)
Company: Welsh National Opera
Conductor(s): Carlo Rizzo, Simon Phillippo (Venue Cymru)
Director: Joachim Herz
Design: Reinhart Zimmermann
Costume: Eleonore Kleiber
Lighting: John Waterhouse

Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly)

Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly) (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T531635024. Details of all Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly) archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S2007

Archive Listings

26 Nov 09 to 28 Nov 09	Mayflower Theatre Southampton, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive
18 Nov 09 to 21 Nov 09	Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
11 Nov 09 to 14 Nov 09	Bristol Hippodrome Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive
4 Nov 09 to 7 Nov 09	New Theatre Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
22 Oct 09 to 24 Oct 09	Liverpool Empire Theatre Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive
14 Oct 09 to 17 Oct 09	Venue Cymru (formerly - North Wales Theatre) Llandudno, Gwynedd Performance Details => Venue archive
17 Sep 09 to 4 Oct 09	Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive

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