Performance

Venue	London Coliseum
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	16th May 2016
To	7th July 2016
When	Jun 2, 4, 7, 16, 24, 30, Jul 5, 7 at 19:30. May 21, Jun 11, 18 at 18:30. May 29 Mat 15:00
What is currently on at London Coliseum (V376)

Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly)

T096503009
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:T096503009, opera or operetta:S2007, venue:V376
Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in English with surtitles

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Producer	English National Opera
Conductor	Richard Armstrong (not Jul 5 / 7)
Director	Anthony Minghella
Choreographer	Carolyn Choa (associate director)
Director	Sarah Tipple (revival director)
Design	Michael Levine
Costume	Han Feng
Lighting	Peter Mumford
Choreographer	Anita Griffin (Anita Griffin (revival choreographer)
Other	Blind Summit Theatre (puppetry)
Translation	David Parry
Performer	Rena Harms (Cio-Cio San )
Performer	David Butt Philip (F.B. Pinkerton)
Performer	George von Bergen (Sharpless)
Performer	Pamela Helen Stephen (Suzuki)
Performer	Alun Rhys Jenkins (Goro)
Performer	Matthew Durkan (Yamadori)
Performer	Samantha Price (Kate Pinkerton)
Performer	Mark Richardson (The Bonze)

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