Operas
2h 45min, 3 acts, Main hall
2006 November 03
| Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on a short story by John Luther Long | |
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| Conductor | |
| Original Staging by | |
| Director of the Revival | |
| Original Set and Costume Design by | |
| Set Designer of the Revival | |
| Costume Designer of the Revival | |
| Lighting Designer of the Revival | |
| Cio-Cio-San | |
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| Pinkerton | |
| Suzuki | |
| Sharpless | |
| Kate | |
| Goro | |
| Prince Yamadori | |
| The Bonze | |
| The Imperial Commissioner |
This revival of Madama Butterfly offers the unique opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the LNO's original 1925 production: the original set and costume design, as well as the basic structure of the direction, have been preserved. The production's historical aspect is unique on a global scale: the performance is one of the oldest preserved opera productions in the world. The opera tells the story of a Japanese girl's impossible love for an American navy lieutenant. Her love is as tragic and beautiful as the flight of a butterfly at dusk, when the light warms, dazzles, and burns.
