
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly
Anthony Minghella’s stunning production of Puccini’s opera opened the Met’s 2006–07 season and was seen by thousands of people around the world as part of the company’s Live in HD series. Patricia Racette is Cio-Cio-San, the trusting and innocent young geisha of the title, who disastrously falls in love with American Navy lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton (Marcello Giordani), only to be abandoned by him. Maria Zifchak is her loyal servant Suzuki and Dwayne Croft is Sharpless, the sympathetic American consul who does all he can but is unable to avert tragedy. Performance Date Mar 7, 2009
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly
March 7, 2009
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Cast (14)

Patricia Racette
Cio-Cio-San

Marcello Giordani
Pinkerton

Greg Fedderly
Goro

Maria Zifchak
Suzuki

Dwayne Croft
Sharpless

Laura Fries
Cousin

Linda Mays
Mother

Stephen Paynter
Uncle Yakuside

Jean Braham
Aunt

Keith Miller
Imperial Commissioner

Christian Jeong
The Registrar

Dean Peterson
The Bonze

David Won
Yamadori

Edyta Kulczak
Kate Pinkerton
Crew (3)
Directing

Anthony Minghella
Director
Writing
No data availableProduction
No data availableSound

Giacomo Puccini
Original Music Composer

Patrick Summers
Conductor