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Japan, 1904. An American naval officer enters into a “marriage” contract with the geisha, Cio-Cio-San. She’s irresistible: delicate, bewitching in her innocence, and much too young to understand the fine print. One by one, circumstances pin her to her fate. She is desolate. She is desperate. Puccini expresses the inexpressible in music of searing heartbreak.
- Music by Giacomo Puccini
- Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after David Belasco’s play Madame Butterfly, based on John Luther Long’s short story
- Scenery and costumes originally created for The Minnesota Opera and Opera Theatre of St. Louis
- Sung in Italian with projected English translation.
| Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly) |
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Kelly Kaduce, soprano |
| B. F. Pinkerton |
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Gerard Powers*, tenor |
| Suzuki |
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Melina Pineda, mezzo-soprano |
| Sharpless |
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Carlos Archuleta*, baritone |
| Goro |
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Matthew DiBattista*, tenor |
| Prince Yamadori |
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Joseph Valone*, baritone |
| The Bonze |
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Michael Callas*, bass-baritone |
| The Imperial Commissioner |
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Paul Soper*, baritone |
| Kate Pinkerton |
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Erica Brookhyser, mezzo-soprano |
| The Official Registrar |
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John Whittlesey, baritone |
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| Conductor |
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Keith Lockhart |
| Stage Director |
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Colin Graham, OBE |
| Set Designer |
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Neil Patel* |
| Costume Designer |
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David C. Woolard* |
| Lighting Designer |
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Mark McCullough |
| Chorus Master |
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William Cutter |
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| *BLO debut |
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