The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly

The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly

Release date : November 9, 2019
Runtime : 2h 22m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : Italian /
Director : Habib Azar /
Production companies : The Metropolitan Opera /
November 9, 2019 2h 22m United States of America Music Italian More
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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.
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Hui He
Cio-Cio-san
Bruce Sledge
Lt. B.F. Pinkerton
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
Craig Montgomery
Uncle Yakusidé
Anne Nonnemacher
Cio-Cio-San's Aunt
Bradley Garvin
Imperial Commissioner
Megan Esther Grey
Kate Pinkerton

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  • title:The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 2019
  • Runtime:2h 22m
  • Genres: Music · Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: Italian ·
  • Director: Habib Azar /
  • Writers: Giuseppe Giacosa · Luigi Illica · David Belasco ·
  • Production companies: The Metropolitan Opera ·
  • Overview: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.
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