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Madama Butterfly: Arena di Verona

About the Event

Enjoy Puccini's 'Madama Butterfly' in Verona.

'Madama Butterfly' (Madame Butterfly) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

The libretto of the opera is based partly on the short story 'Madame Butterfly' (1898) by John Luther Long, which was dramatized by David Belasco.

Cast / Production

Conductor: Jader Bignamini
Director & Stage Design: Franco Zeffirelli
Costumes: Emi Wada
Choreography: Maria Grazia Garofoli
Chorus Master: Vito Lombardi

Cio‐Cio‐San: Oksana Dyka (8, 13, 22/7), Sae‐Kyung Rim (29/7), Hui He (11, 19/8)
Suzuki: Silvia Beltrami (8, 13, 22/7), Anna Malavasi (29/7 – 11, 19/8)
Kate Pinkerton: Alice Marini
F.B. Pinkerton:Marcello Giordani (8, 13, 22/7), Gianluca Terranova (29/7 – 11, 19/8)
Sharpless: Alessandro Corbelli (8, 13/7), Stefano Antonucci (22, 29/7 – 11/8), Alberto Gazale (19/8)
Goro: Francesco Pittari
Prince Yamadori: Nicolò Ceriani
Uncle Bonzo: Deyan Vatchkov
The Imperial Commissioner: Marco Camastra
The Official Registrar: Dario Giorgelè
Mother of Cio‐Cio‐San: Tamta Tarieli
Cousin of Cio‐Cio‐San: Marina Ogii (8, 13, 22/7), Elena Borin (29/7 — 11, 19/8)

Orchestra, Choir and Technicians of the Arena di Verona

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