ROH Live 23/24: Madama Butterfly

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Film Details

195 MIN

Rating
Live

Director
Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier

Cast
Cio-Cio-San Asmik Grigorian, Lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton Joshua Guerrero, Sharpless Lauri Vasar, Suzuki Hongni Wu, Goro Ya-Chung Huang, The Bonze Jeremy White, Prince Yamadori Josef Jeongmeen Ahn, Kate Pinkerton Veena Akama-Makia, Imperial Commissioner Romanas Kudriašovas, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Synopsis

The Royal Opera
MADAMA BUTTERFLY

Live in cinemas: Tuesday 26 March 2024, 7.15pm GMT

Running time 195 minutes (including one interval)
Sung in Italian with English subtitles


Music Giacomo Puccini

Conductor Kevin John Edusei

Set Designer Christian Fenouillat

Costume Designer Agostino Cavalca

Lighting Designer Christophe Forey

A coproduction with Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona

When the young geisha, CioCioSan, marries American Naval Officer Pinkerton, she believes she is entering a real, binding marriage for life. Forsaking her religion and community, she learns all too late that for Pinkerton, their marriage is merely an illusion with tragic consequences.

With a score that includes Butterfly’s aria, ‘Un bel dì, vedremo’ (‘One fine day’) and the Humming Chorus, Giacomo Puccini’s opera is entrancing and ultimately heartbreaking. Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s exquisite production takes inspiration from 19thcentury European images of Japan.
Asmik Grigorian performs the role of CioCioSan, with Kevin John Edusei conducting.

Watch the trailer