Performance

Venue	London Coliseum
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	14th October 2013
To	1st December 2013
When	Oct 14, 16, 21, 23, Nov 2, 8, 13, 15, 21, 29 at 19:30. Oct 19, Nov 23 at 18:30. Oct 26, Dec 1 Mats 15:00
What is currently on at London Coliseum (V376)

Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly)

T01713154729
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:T01713154729, opera or operetta:S2007, venue:V376
Current production:Work

Production details

Classic Revival. Running time: approx 3 hrs.

Special Performances

13 Nov 13 Sign Interpreted

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Company

Producer	English National Opera
Producer	Metropolitan Opera New York
Producer	Lithuanian National Opera
Conductor	Gianluca Marciano
Conductor	Martin Fitzpatrick
Director	Anthony Minghella (original direction)
Director	Sarah Tipple (revival direction)
Choreographer	Carolyn Choa
Design	Michael Levine
Costume	Han Feng
Lighting	Peter Mumford
Choreographer	Anita Griffin (revival choreographer)
Other	Blind Summit (puppetry)
Translation	David Parry
Performer	Dina Kuznetsova (Cio-Cio San - some dates)
Performer	Mary Plazas (Cio-Cio San - some dates)
Performer	Timothy Richards (F.B. Pinkerton - some dates)
Performer	Gwyn Hughes Jones (F.B. Pinkerton - some dates)
Performer	George van Bergan (Sharpless)
Performer	Pamela Helen Stephen (Suzuki)
Performer	Alun Rhys-Jenkins (Goro)
Performer	Mark Richardson (The Bonze)
Performer	Alexander Robin Baker (Prince Yamadori)
Performer	Catherine Young (Kate Pinkerton)

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.

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