The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama Butterfly (2016)

Plot Summary

Anthony Minghella’s beautiful, atmospheric production enhances Puccini’s drama of unfortunate, doomed love. Soprano Kristine Opolais brings all of her passionate commitment to her portrayal of Cio-Cio-San, the teenage geisha who gives up everything for Lt. Pinkerton. Roberto Alagna is the American naval officer who does not understand the depth of Cio-Cio-San’s love, and whose subsequent marriage to an American woman precipitates Butterfly’s suicide. Maria Zifchak is Suzuki, Cio-Cio-San’s faithful servant, and Dwayne Croft plays the American consul Sharpless, who tries to avert the tragedy. Karel Mark Chichon conducts.

Full Cast & Characters

Roberto Alagna

Lt. B. F. Pinkerton

Kristine Opolais

Cio-Cio-San

Maria Zifchak

Suzuki

Dwayne Croft

Sharpless

Deborah Voigt

Self - Host

Tony Stevenson

Goro

Patricia Steiner

Cio-Cio-San's cousin

Belinda Oswald

Cio-Cio-San's mother

Craig Montgomery

Uncle Yakuside

Jean Braham

Cio-Cio-San's aunt

David Crawford

Imperial Commissioner

Juhwan Lee

The Registrar

Director & Crew

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