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Synopsis
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.
Title | The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama Butterfly |
Companies | |
Countries | United Kingdom |
Keywords | opera, the metropolitan opera |

Roberto Alagna
Lt. B. F. Pinkerton
Kristine Opolais
Cio-Cio-San
Maria Zifchak
Suzuki
Dwayne Croft
Sharpless
Deborah Voigt
Self - HostTony Stevenson
GoroPatricia Steiner
Cio-Cio-San's cousinBelinda Oswald
Cio-Cio-San's motherCraig Montgomery
Uncle YakusideJean Braham
Cio-Cio-San's aunt
David Crawford
Imperial CommissionerJuhwan Lee
The RegistrarStefan Szkafarowsky
The BonzeEdyta Kulczac
Kate PinkertonKevin Augustine
Cio-Cio-San's childTom Lee
Cio-Cio-San's child