Performance

Venue	Longborough Festival Opera
Town	Moreton-in-Marsh
County	Gloucestershire
From	3rd July 2010
To	10th July 2010
When	Jul 3, 7, 9, 10 at 18:30. Jul 4 15:00
Prices	From £50.00. To £110.00.
What is currently on at Longborough Festival Opera (V1570387415)

Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly)

T056230739
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:T056230739, opera or operetta:S2007, venue:V1570387415
Current production:Work

Production details

Sun in Italian with English surtitles.

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Producer	Longborough Festival Opera
Conductor	Jonathan Lyness
Director	Richard Studer
Design	Richard Studer
Performer	Linda Richardson (Madam Butterfly)
Performer	Dwayne Jones (Pinkerton)
Performer	Mark Holland (Sharpless)
Performer	Margaret Rapacioli (Suzuki)
Performer	Michael Bennett (Goro)
Performer	Julian Close (Bonze)

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