Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Presented by: The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
When
Approximate running time: 3 hours and 32 minutes
Venue
Event Notes
Madama Butterfly (Giacomo Puccini) REVIVAL
November 9, 2019, at 12:55PM ET
Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi
Production: Anthony Minghella Set Designer: Michael Levine Costume Designer: Han Feng Lighting Designer: Peter Mumford Choreographer: Carolyn Choa
Cast: Hui He (Cio-Cio-San), Elizabeth DeShong (Suzuki), Andrea Carè (Pinkerton), Paulo Szot (Sharpless)
Hui He stars as Cio-Cio-San, the devoted geisha who gives everything for the American naval officer Pinkerton, sung by Andrea Carè. Elizabeth DeShong is her devoted companion Suzuki, and Plácido Domingo adds another role to his remarkable repertoire, singing Sharpless for the first time. Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts Anthony Minghella's beautiful, atmospheric production.
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Lecture Calendar
| Oct 26 | Massenet's Manon |
| Nov 23 | Glass's Akhnaten |
| Feb 1 | The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess |
| Feb 29 | Handel's Agrappina |
| Apr 11 | Puccini's Tosca |
| Oct 12 | Puccini's Turandot |
| Nov 9 | Puccini's Madam Butterfly |
| Jan 11 | Berg's Wozzeck |
| Mar 14 | Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer |
| May 9 | Donzetti's Maria Strada |
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