Opera

Madama Butterfly

Giacomo Puccini

[New production ]

Japanese tragedy in three acts
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
Premiered at La Scala in Milan on 17 February 1904

Infos

Places

Mulhouse

La Filature

Strasbourg

Opéra

Dates

Jun 18Jul 06, 2021

Prices

6 - 90 €

Duration

2h40

Informations

Spectacle présenté avec un entracte.

Cast

Direction musicale Giuliano Carella Mise en scène Mariano Pensotti Assistante à la mise en scène Olga Poliakova Décors et costumes Mariana Tirantte Assistant décors Gonzalo Cordoba Estevez Lumières Alejandro Le Roux Chef de chœur Alessandro Zuppardo

Artists

Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly) Brigitta Kele B. F. Pinkerton Leonardo Capalbo Suzuki Marie Karall Sharpless Tassis Christoyannis Goro Loïc Félix Prince Yamadori Damien Gastl The Bonze Nika Guliashvili Kate Pinkerton Eugénie Joneau L'Oncle Yakuside Hervé Huyghues Despointes Le Commissaire impérial Damien Gastl L'Officier d'état civil Roman Modzelewski La Mère Fan Xie La Tante Isabelle Majkut La Cousine Tatiana Zolotikova Chœur de l’Opéra national du Rhin, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg

Presentation

When Puccini was enthralled by the moving story of Cio-Cio-San, a young Japanese geisha who is seduced then jilted, little did he know that his ensuing opera would become one of the most popular in the entire repertoire. In composing his score for this tragic tale of a cynical naval officer who weds a young Japanese woman for convenience before returning home to find a proper American wife, Puccini created an operatic gem. To do justice to this masterpiece in sensitivity is conductor Giuliano Carella, a specialist in this repertoire. He is reunited with Leonardo Capalbo, the formidable tenor with whom he dazzled here a few years ago. The title role will be played by a leading Romanian soprano, Brigitta Kele. The piece is to be directed by Argentinian dramatist and filmmaker Mariano Pensotti, known for his powerful, groundbreaking work. In fact, he directed his very first opera, Beatrix Cenci, at the Opéra national du Rhin.

In Italian
Overtitled in French, German