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Record ID
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1052
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Identifier
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90678
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Work Title
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Madama Butterfly
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Uniform Title
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Madama Butterfly
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Program/Series Title
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Live from Lincoln Center: The New York City Opera
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Work Alternate Titles
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Madame Butterfly
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Text Author
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Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919 (libretto) ; Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906 (libretto)
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Production Year
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2008
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Transmission/Release Date
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3/20/08
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Transmission/Release Year
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2008
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Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
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PBS
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Conductor/Music Director
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Manahan, George
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Orchestra
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New York City Opera
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Chorus/Choir
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New York City Opera
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Soloists
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Shu-Ying-Li (Cio-Cio-San) ; James Valenti (Benjamin F. Pinkerton) ; Jennifer Tiller (Suzuki) ; Michael Chioldi (Sharpless) ; Jeffery Picon (Goro) ; Bernadette Fiorella (Cousin) ; Paula Hostetter (Mother) ; Tyler Christopher Backer (Sorrow) ; Young Bok Kim (The Bonze) ; Kyungmook Yum (Yamadori) ; Erin Elizabeth Smith (Kate Pinkerton) ; Paula Lisco (Aunt) ; William Ledbetter (Imperial Commissioner) ; Louis Perry (Registrar) ; Gregory Hostetler (Yakuside)
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Participants
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Susan Graham (host) ; Fred Child (commentator)
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TV/Film Director
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Skog, Alan
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Stage Director
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Lamos, Mark
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Sets
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Yeargan, Michael
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Costumes
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Hoffman, Constance
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Production Company
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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc.
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Producer
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Goberman, John
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Executive Producer
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Goberman, John
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Technical Information
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HDTV
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Other Information
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At first intermission Susan Graham interviews Mark Lamos and James Valenti. Also features on the real Madame Butterfly and Nagasaki, and Beverly Sills on Puccini. Second intermission includes Graham interviewing Shu-Ying-Li and George Manahan, and a feature on David Belasco. Kirk Browning memorial credit. Sonya Friedman (English subtitles).
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Duration
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ca. 180'
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Presenting Station
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WNET/Thirteen New York
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Company
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New York City Opera
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Adaptation
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Libretto based on short story by John Luther Long and play by David Belasco.
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Sourcemat
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DLCAT-178
