Organization

Singer

Soprano

Patricia Racette

Cio-Cio-San

Cristina Gallardo-Domâs

Mezzo-soprano

Maria Zifchak

Suzuki

Tenor

Roberto Aronica

B.F. Pinkerton

Marcello Giordani

Baritone

Dwayne Croft

Sharpless

Greg Fedderly

Goro

Bass

Dean Peterson

Uncle Bonze

Keith Miller

Edyta Kulczak

Kate Pinkerton

David Won

Prince Yamadori

David Crawford

The imperial commissioner

Conductor

Patrick Summers

Stage director

Anthony Minghella

Carolyn Choa

Set designer

Michael Levine

Costume designer

Han Feng

Lighting designer

Peter Mumford

Choreographer

The Metropolitan Opera

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Madama Butterfly -  (Madame Butterfly)

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

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.

Madama Butterfly Puccini

Public

Madame Butterfly

Approved

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