Performance

Venue	Royal & Derngate
Town	Northampton
County	Northamptonshire
From	19th May 1999
To	19th May 1999
What is currently on at Royal & Derngate (V449)

Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly)

T1092396371
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:T1092396371, opera or operetta:S2007, venue:V449
Current production:Work

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Company

Company	Opera Box
Performer	Tim Evans (Pinkerton)
Performer	Philip Creasy (Pinkerton)
Performer	Fiona I'Neil (Butterfly)
Performer	Nancy Yuen (Butterfly)
Performer	Adrian Clarke (Sharpless)
Performer	Linda Hibberd (Suzuki)
Performer	David Bartleet (Goro)
Performer	Alan Rankin Crooks (Goro)
Performer	Aris Nadirian (Yamadori)
Performer	Andrew Gallacher (The Bonze)
Performer	Brendan Wheatley (The Bonze)
Performer	Stephanie Crooks (Kate)
Performer	Gareth Davies
Performer	Tarsha Cole
Performer	Tanya Kennedy

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