Performance

Venue	London Coliseum
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	8th May 2012
To	2nd June 2012
When	May 8, 10, 17, 19, 24, 28, 30 at 19:30. May 13, Jun12 2 Mats 15:00
Prices	From £22.00. To £95.00.
What is currently on at London Coliseum (V376)

Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly)

T0113475403
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:T0113475403, opera or operetta:S2007, venue:V376
Current production:Work

Production details

Running time 2hrs 50mins

Reviews

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Company

Producer	English National Opera
Conductor	Oleg Caetani
Conductor	Martin Fitzpatrick
Director	Anthony Minghella (original)
Director	Carolyn Choa (original associate director and choreographer)
Director	Sarah Tipple (revival)
Design	Michael Levine
Costume	Han Feng
Lighting	Peter Mumford
Choreographer	Anita Griffin (revival)
Performer	Mary Plazas (Cio-cio San)
Performer	John Fanning (Sharpless)
Performer	Pamela Helen Stephen (Suzuki)
Performer	Michael Colvin (Goro)
Performer	Mark Richardson (The Bonze)
Performer	Jonathan McGovern (Prince Yamadori)

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