Performance

Venue	Darlington Hippodrome (formerly Civic Theatre)
Town	Darlington
County	County Durham
From	21st March 2018
To	21st March 2018
When	19:30
What is currently on at Darlington Hippodrome (formerly Civic Theatre) (V562)

Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly)

T1799410130
An American naval officer (Pinkerton) 'acquires' a 15 year old Geisha wife during a stay in Japan - but has no intention of staying with her. After a while he returns to the USA and marries his fiancee. Meanwhile, Butterfly waits for him for three years, cut off from her family, religion and culture by being an American wife. And she is now a mother. When he finally returns she is overjoyed, but he brings with him his new wife. Story originally published in a magazine.

Music	Puccini
Lyrics	Giuseppe Giacosa
Lyrics	Luigi Illica (1904)

Archive :: production:T1799410130, opera or operetta:S2007, venue:V562
Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Producer	Ellen Kent
Company	Opera and Ballet International
Conductor	Vasyl Vasylenko
Conductor	Nicolae Dohotaru
Performer	Maria HeeJung Kim (Cio Cio San)
Performer	Alyona Kistenyova
Performer	Ruslan Zinevych (Pinkerton - some dates)
Performer	Vitalii Liskovetskyi (Pinkerton - some dates)
Performer	Giorgio Meladze (Pinkerton - some dates)
Performer	Zara Vardanean (Suzuki)

CORONAVIRUS: All UK venues closed on 16th March 2020, restrictions were lifted on 19th July 2021. Please note that iUKTDb archive listings between March 2020 and July 2021 may not be accurate as we did not receive details of all rescheduled and cancelled shows.