The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly

Overview

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

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 7, 2009

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

English, Italian

Cast

Linda Mays,Patricia Racette,Maria Zifchak,Greg Fedderly,Dean Peterson,David Won,Stephen Paynter,Jean Braham,Christian Jeong,Edyta Kulczakand 4 more

Director

Anthony Minghella

Music

Giacomo Puccini

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1469946