Madama Butterfly
Item
Record ID
1073
Identifier
90696
Genre
Work Title
Madama Butterfly
Uniform Title
Madama Butterfly
Program/Series Title
The Met: Live in HD ; Great performances at the Met
Work Alternate Titles
Madame Butterfly
Composer
Text Author
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906 (libretto) ; Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919 (libretto)
Production Year
2009
Transmission/Release Date
2009-03-07 (Theater transmission) ; 2009-06-20 (PBS)
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
Theater transmission / PBS
Home Video - DVD
Sony
Conductor/Music Director
Summers, Patrick
Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra
Chorus/Choir
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus
Soloists
Patricia Racette (Cio-Cio-San) ; Marcello Giordani (Pinkerton) ; Maria Zifchak (Suzuki) ; Dwayne Croft (Sharpless) ; Greg Fedderly (Goro) ; Dean Peterson (Bonze) ; David Won (Yamadori) ; Edyta Kulczak (Kate Pinkerton) ; Keith Miller (Commissioner) ; Stephen Paynter (Yakuside) ; Linda Mays (Mother) ; Jean Braham (Aunt) ; Laura Fries (Cousin) ; Christian Jeong (Registrar) ; Hsin Ping Chang (Dancer) ; James Graber (Dancer) ; Kevin Augustine ; Tom Lee ; Marc Petrosino (Cio-Cio-San's Child (Puppet)
Participants
Renee Fleming (Host)
TV/Film Director
Halvorson, Gary
Stage Director
Minghella, Anthony
Sets
Levine, Michael
Costumes
Feng, Han
Choreography
Choa, Carolyn
Production Company
Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.
Producer
Bongiovanni, Mia ; Park, Elena (Supervising Producers) ; Briccetti, Louisa ; Warivonchik, Victoria (Producers)
Executive Producer
Gelb, Peter
Technical Information
HDTV
Other Information
Puppetry: Blind Summit Theatre, Mark Down and Nick Barnes. Features: Fleming interviews with Patricia Racette, Maria Zifchak, Marcello Giordani, Carolyn Choa. Also a pre-recorded interview with Anthony Minghella.
Duration
ca. 200'
Company
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Sourcemat
DLCAT-196