The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly 2009
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly
Anthony Minghella’s stunning production of Puccini’s opera opened the Met’s 2006–07 season and was seen by thousands of people around the world as part of the company’s Live in HD series. Patricia Racette is Cio-Cio-San, the trusting and innocent young geisha of the title, who disastrously falls in love with American Navy lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton (Marcello Giordani), only to be abandoned by him. Maria Zifchak is her loyal servant Suzuki and Dwayne Croft is Sharpless, the sympathetic American consul who does all he can but is unable to avert tragedy. Performance Date Mar 7, 2009
Anthony Minghella’s stunning production of Puccini’s opera opened the Met’s 2006–07 season and was seen by thousands of people around the world as part of the company’s Live in HD series. Patricia Racette is Cio-Cio-San, the trusting and innocent young geisha of the title, who disastrously falls in love with American Navy lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton (Marcello Giordani), only to be abandoned by him. Maria Zifchak is her loyal servant Suzuki and Dwayne Croft is Sharpless, the sympathetic American consul who does all he can but is unable to avert tragedy. Performance Date Mar 7, 2009
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Release Date:
Mar 07, 2009
Run Time:
2hr 26`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Italian
Status:
Released
Cast & Crew of
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Cio-Cio-San
... Pinkerton
... Goro
... Suzuki
... Sharpless
LF
Laura Fries... Cousin
LM
Linda Mays... Mother
... Uncle Yakuside
JB
Jean Braham... Aunt
... Imperial Commissioner
... The Registrar
... The Bonze
DW
David Won... Yamadori
... Kate Pinkerton