Puccini
Madame Butterfly
New Production
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Giacose and Luigi Illica
Performed in Italian with English supertitles
In this new production of Madame Butterfly, director Aria Umezawa constructs – and deconstructs – Puccini's fantasy of Japan, infusing the typical Westernized portrayal with Japanese history, culture, and artistry, while giving Cio-Cio-San a new sense of agency over her own story.
Karen Chia-ling Ho and Anthony Ciaramitaro bring the achingly beautiful score to life as the young geisha Cio-Cio-San and U.S. Navy Lt. Pinkerton. Anthony Clark Evans, who impressed in the title role of Rigoletto, returns as Sharpless, with mezzo Kristen Choi (The Raven) as Suzuki and tenor Julius Ahn as Goro.
MapThe Academy of Music
Dates are Apr - May 2024.
| Fri, Apr 26 | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Apr 28 | 2:00 p.m. |
| Fri, May 3 | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sun, May 5 | 2:00 p.m. |
Approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes including one 20-minute intermission.
Maestro Corrado Rovaris' engagement as the Jack Mulroney Music Director has been made possible by Mrs. John P. Mulroney.
Cast & Creative Team
- Connie Yun * Lighting Design
- Elizabeth Braden Chorus Master
- *Opera Philadelphia debut
The Composer
Giacomo Puccini
Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, born on December 22, 1858, started the operatic trend toward realism with his popular works, which are among the most often performed in opera history. But the fame and fortune that came with such successes as La bohème, Madame Butterfly and Tosca were complicated by an often-troubled personal life. Read more>>