The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly (2019)
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.
Director: Habib Azar
https://www.metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/2019-20-season/madama-butterfly-live-in-hd/
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Hui He as Cio-Cio-san |
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Bruce Sledge as Lt. B.F. Pinkerton |
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Scott Scully as Goro |
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Elizabeth DeShong as Suzuki |
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Paulo Szot as U.S. Consul Sharpless |
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Bradley Garvin as Imperial Commitionor |
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Juhwan Lee as The Registrar |
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Raymond Aceto as The Bonze |
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Jeongcheol Cha as Prince Yamadori |
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Christine Goerke as Self - Host |
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Elizabeth Scilbo as Cio-Cio-San's Cousin |
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Marie Te Hapuku as Cio-Cio-San's Mother |
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Craig Montgomery as Uncle Yakusidé |
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Anne Nonnemacher as Cio-Cio-San's Aunt |
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Bradley Garvin as Imperial Commissioner |
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Megan Esther Grey as Kate Pinkerton |
| Writing | Giuseppe Giacosa | Writer |
| Writing | Luigi Illica | Writer |
| Sound | Pier Giorgio Morandi | Conductor |
| Production | Victoria Warivonchik | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephanie Spangler | Wardrobe Master |
| Art | Anthony Minghella | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Han Feng | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tera Willis | Makeup Department Head |
| Crew | Carolyn Choa | Choreographer |
| Production | Elena Park | Supervising Producer |
| Crew | Paul Cremo | Dramaturgy |
| Directing | Paula Williams | Stage Director |
| Production | Mia Bongiovanni | Supervising Producer |
| Sound | Giacomo Puccini | Original Music Composer |
| Lighting | Peter Mumford | Lighting Design |
| Production | Louisa Briccetti | Producer |
| Crew | Ron Washburn | Technical Supervisor |
| Sound | Tim Martyn | Music Producer |
| Art | Michael Levine | Set Designer |
| Directing | Habib Azar | Director |
| Production | Peter Gelb | Executive Producer |
| Writing | David Belasco | Original Story |
