Performance

Venue	Royal Albert Hall
	Other spaces: Elgar Room
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	3rd February 2000
To	18th February 2000
When	Thurs 3 - Sun 6 Feb 19:30, Tues 8 - Sun 13 Feb 19:30, Tues 15 Fri 18 Feb 19:30. Sat Mat 14:30.
What is currently on at Royal Albert Hall (V221)

Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly)

T1988059350
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:T1988059350, opera or operetta:S2007, venue:V221
Current production:Work

Production details

The spectacular 'In the Round' Production of Puccini's tragic masterpiece staged in an enchanting Japanese Water Garden.

Reviews

Overall: 4.00

Sunday Times (11Jan01): The principal delights of the 2000 revival remain Rodger s beautiful Japanese water-garden set, and the moving heroine of the Chinese Li Ping Zhang, who touches the heartstrings with her truthful acting and her clean full-throated singing. 4

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Company

Producer	Raymond Gubbay
Director	David Freeman
Conductor	Peter Robinson
Design	David Roger
Lighting	Andrew Bridge
Translation	Amanda Holden
Company	BBC Concert Orchestra
Performer	Li Ping Zhang
Performer	Nancy Yuen
Performer	Richard Roberts (Richard Roberts (Pinkerton)
Performer	Alan Oke (Pinkerton)
Performer	Marcia Bellamy
Performer	Mika Shigematsu
Performer	Keith Latham
Performer	Phillip Joll
Performer	Richard Angas
Performer	Dean Robinson
Performer	Aled Hall
Performer	Richard Whitehouse
Performer	Alison Kettlewell
Performer	Kuei-Lin
Performer	Richard Mosley-Evans
Performer	Paul Putnins
Performer	Miao Lu
Performer	Jeanette Ager
Performer	Ee Ping Yee
Performer	Ludovieco Fahey
Performer	Ross Malloy
Performer	Oliver Golding

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