

Plot Summary
Ever since it opened the 2006–07 season, Anthony Minghella’s striking production of Madama Butterfly has been a Met classic. Drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese theater, Minghella’s staging retells this heartbreaking tale with brilliant stagecraft, bold colors, and bunraku puppetry. In this Live in HD performance from the fall of 2019, Chinese soprano Hui He stars as Cio-Cio-San, the young geisha who puts her trust in a visiting American naval officer, only to later be abandoned by him. In a feat of operatic heroics, tenor Bruce Sledge appears as the callous Pinkterton, stepping into the role on short notice to replace an ailing colleague. Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts one of opera’s most tragic masterpieces, leading a cast that also includes mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong as Cio-Cio-San’s loyal companion, Suzuki, and Tony Award–winning baritone Paulo Szot as the U.S. consul Sharpless.
Full Cast & Characters

Hui He
Cio-Cio-san

Bruce Sledge
Lt. B.F. Pinkerton

Scott Scully
Goro

Elizabeth DeShong
Suzuki

Paulo Szot
U.S. Consul Sharpless

Bradley Garvin
Imperial Commitionor

Juhwan Lee
The Registrar

Raymond Aceto
The Bonze

Jeongcheol Cha
Prince Yamadori

Christine Goerke
Self - Host

Elizabeth Scilbo
Cio-Cio-San's Cousin

Marie Te Hapuku
Cio-Cio-San's Mother
Director & Crew
Habib Azar
Director
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Movie Details
- Release Date
- 2019-11-09
- Status
- Released





