Movie Description
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly
(2019)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Habib Azar
- Producer : Louisa Briccetti,Victoria Warivonchik
- Writer : Luigi Illica,Giuseppe Giacosa
- Cast : Hui He,Bruce Sledge,Scott Scully,Elizabeth DeShong,Paulo Szot,Bradley Garvin,Juhwan Lee,Raymond Aceto,Jeongcheol Cha,Christine Goerke,Elizabeth Scilbo,Marie Te Hapuku,Craig Montgomery,Anne Nonnemacher,Bradley Garvin,Megan Esther Grey
Cast
Cio-Cio-san
Lt. B.F. Pinkerton
Goro
Suzuki
U.S. Consul Sharpless
Imperial Commitionor
The Registrar
The Bonze
Prince Yamadori
Self - Host
Cio-Cio-San's Cousin
Cio-Cio-San's Mother
Uncle Yakusidé
Cio-Cio-San's Aunt
Imperial Commissioner
Kate Pinkerton
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Facts
Original TitleThe Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly
Status Released
Release Information
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2019-11-09
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 22m
Homepagehttps://www.metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/2019-20-season/madama-butterfly-live-in-hd/
Production CompaniesThe Metropolitan Opera
Genres
- Music
- Drama
