Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Other spaces: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	20th March 2017
To	25th April 2017
When	Mar 20, 23 at 12:00. Mar 27, 30, Apr 4, 7, 10, 1, 17, 22, 25 at 19:30. Apr 20 at 12:30
What is currently on at Royal Opera House (V377)

Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly)

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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:T923737672, opera or operetta:S2007, venue:V377
Current production:Work

Production details

Live cinema relay: Mar17 30. Sun in Italian with English surtitles.

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Producer	Royal Opera House
Conductor	Antonio Pappano (Mar17 4 / 7 / 10 Apr17)
Conductor	Renato Balsadonna (Apr17 13 / 17 / 20 / 22 / 25)
Director	Moshe Leiser
Director	Patrice Caurier
Performer	Ermondla Jaho (Cio-Cio-San - Mar17 4 / 7 / 10 Apr17)
Performer	Ana maria Martinez (Cio-Cio-San Apr17 13 / 17 / 20 / 22 / 25)
Performer	Marcelo Puente (Pinkergon Mar17 4 / 7 / 10 Apr17)
Performer	Teodor Ilincai (Apr17 13 / 17 / 20 / 22 / 25)
Performer	Scott Hendricks (Sharpless)
Performer	Carlo Bosi (Goro)
Performer	Elizabeth DeShong (Suzuki)
Performer	Jeremy White (Bonze)
Performer	Emily Edmonds (Kate Pinkerton)
Performer	Gyula Nagy (Imperian Commissioner)
Performer	Yuriy Yurchuk (Prince Yamadori)

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.