Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Sferisterio di Macerata)

7.8 / 10

(2 votes)

The story of Cio-Cio-San, called Butterfly, a young Nagasaki geisha who, abandoned by her American lover after giving birth to their son, ultimately kills herself, continues to impress audiences today. In this outstandingly authentic and elegant production from the Sferisterio Opera Festival, Puccini's highly emotional music is expertly delivered. The superior cast is headed by Raffaella Angeletti, "certainly one of the best Butterflies of our time" (ForumOpera.com), who has performed this role in many Italian theatres, as well as in Madrid and at the Vienna Staatsoper.

Country:
Genre:

Music

Duration:

137 minutes

Year:

2011

Director:

Tiziano Mancini

Cast:
Raffaella Angeletti

Cio-Cio-San (Butterfly)

Annunziata Vestri

Suzuki

Massimiliano Pisapia

B.F. Pinkerton

Claudio Sgura

Sharpless

Thomas Morris

Goro

Crew:
Tiziano Mancini

Director

Giacomo Puccini

Original Music Composer

Pier Luigi Pizzi

Stage Director

Giuseppe Giacosa

Writer

Luigi Illica

Writer