The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly

The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly

2019
2h 22m
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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.

Status: Released

Language: IT

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Production Information

Production Companies
The Metropolitan Opera
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
Italian

Quick Facts

Release Date November 9, 2019
Status Released
Language IT
IMDb ID tt11062294
Website Visit Site

Cast

Hui He
Hui He

Cio-Cio-san

Bruce Sledge
Bruce Sledge

Lt. B.F. Pinkerton

Scott Scully
Scott Scully

Goro

Elizabeth DeShong
Elizabeth DeShong

Suzuki

Paulo Szot
Paulo Szot

U.S. Consul Sharpless

Bradley Garvin
Bradley Garvin

Imperial Commitionor

Juhwan Lee
Juhwan Lee

The Registrar

Raymond Aceto
Raymond Aceto

The Bonze

Jeongcheol Cha
Jeongcheol Cha

Prince Yamadori

Christine Goerke
Christine Goerke

Self - Host

Elizabeth Scilbo
Elizabeth Scilbo

Cio-Cio-San's Cousin

Marie Te Hapuku
Marie Te Hapuku

Cio-Cio-San's Mother

Key Crew

Luigi Illica
Writer
Giuseppe Giacosa
Writer
Habib Azar
Director
Louisa Briccetti
Producer
Victoria Warivonchik
Producer
Peter Gelb
Executive Producer