Madama Butterfly - Schedule, Program & Tickets

Japanese Tragedy
Text by Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa

Synopsis:
For Navy Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton, his marriage to Cio-Cio-San, nicknamed Butterfly, is a casual convenience during his stay in Nagasaki.
Cio-Cio-San, however, takes the wedding very seriously. She converts to Christianity and accepts the break with her family. Pinkerton returns to the United States.
When he returns after three years, he is accompanied by his new wife. They come to claim the child Cio-Cio-San gave birth to after Pinkerton's departure. She prepares the child for departure and takes her own life. 


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Cast

Cio-Cio-San: Ermonela Jaho
Suzuki: Stephanie Maitland
Pinkerton: Saimir Pirgu
Sharpless: Attila Mokus

Musical direction: Marco Armiliato
Staging: Anthony Minghella
Direction and choreography: Carolyn Choa
Stage: Michael Levine
Costumes: Han Feng
Lighting: Peter Mumford
Puppet design and direction: Blind Summit Theatre Mark Down & Nick Barnes

Subject to change without notice