The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama Butterfly (2016)

The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama Butterfly (2016)

2016-04-02 United Kingdom 164 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Anthony Minghella’s beautiful, atmospheric production enhances Puccini’s drama of unfortunate, doomed love. Soprano Kristine Opolais brings all of her passionate commitment to her portrayal of Cio-Cio-San, the teenage geisha who gives up everything for Lt. Pinkerton. Roberto Alagna is the American naval officer who does not understand the depth of Cio-Cio-San’s love, and whose subsequent marriage to an American woman precipitates Butterfly’s suicide. Maria Zifchak is Suzuki, Cio-Cio-San’s faithful servant, and Dwayne Croft plays the American consul Sharpless, who tries to avert the tragedy. Karel Mark Chichon conducts.

Cast

Roberto Alagna is Lt. B. F. Pinkerton
Lt. B. F. Pinkerton
Kristine Opolais is Cio-Cio-San
Cio-Cio-San
Dwayne Croft is Sharpless
Sharpless
Deborah Voigt is Self - Host
Self - Host
Patricia Steiner is Cio-Cio-San's cousin
Cio-Cio-San's cousin
Belinda Oswald is Cio-Cio-San's mother
Cio-Cio-San's mother
Craig Montgomery is Uncle Yakuside
Uncle Yakuside
Jean Braham is Cio-Cio-San's aunt
Cio-Cio-San's aunt
David Crawford is Imperial Commissioner
Imperial Commissioner
Juhwan Lee is The Registrar
The Registrar