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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. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.Performers Karah Son (Cio-cio San), Matteo Lippi (Pinkerton), Francesco Verna (Sharpless), Claudia Huckle (Suzuki), Alun Rhys-Jenkins (Goro), Michael Druiett (Bonze).
Music Puccini. Lyrics Giuseppe Giacosa. Lyrics Luigi Illica (1904). Company Glyndebourne Opera. Company Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra. Company Glyndebourne Chorus. Conductor John Wilson. Conductor Gareth Hancock. Director Annilese Miskimmon. Design Nicky Shaw. Director Kally Lloyd Jones (movement director). Lighting Mark Jonathan.
Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly)
Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly) (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T01544990036. Details of all Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly) archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S2007Archive Listings
| 7 Dec 16 to 10 Dec 16 | Theatre Royal Plymouth Devon |
| 30 Nov 16 to 3 Dec 16 | New Victoria Theatre Woking Surrey |
| 23 Nov 16 to 26 Nov 16 | Theatre Royal Norwich Norfolk |
| 16 Nov 16 to 19 Nov 16 | Marlowe Theatre Canterbury Kent |
| 9 Nov 16 to 12 Nov 16 | Milton Keynes Theatre Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire |
| 14 Oct 16 to 29 Oct 16 | Glyndebourne Lewes East Sussex |
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