Madama Butterfly
Item
Record ID
1249
Identifier
90844
Genre
Work Title
Madama Butterfly
Uniform Title
Madama Butterfly
Program/Series Title
Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD ; Great performances at the Met
Composer
Text Author
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906 (libretto) ; Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919 (libretto)
Production Year
2016
Transmission/Release Date
2016-04-02 (Theater transmission) ; 2016-09-19 (PBS)
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
Theater transmission / PBS
Conductor/Music Director
Chichon, Karel Mark
Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra
Chorus/Choir
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus
Soloists
Kristine Opolais (Cio-Cio-San) ; Roberto Alagna (Pinkerton) ; Maria Zifchak (Suzuki) ;
Dwayne ; Croft (Sharpless) ; Stefan Szkafarowsky (Bonze) ; Yunpeng Wang (Yamadori) ; Edyta Kulczak (Kate Pinkerton) ; David Crawford (Commissioner) ; Craig Montgomery (Yakuside)
Dwayne ; Croft (Sharpless) ; Stefan Szkafarowsky (Bonze) ; Yunpeng Wang (Yamadori) ; Edyta Kulczak (Kate Pinkerton) ; David Crawford (Commissioner) ; Craig Montgomery (Yakuside)
Participants
Deborah Voigt (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
Features: Voigt interviews with Alagna, Opolais, Croft, Zifchak. Puppetry by Blind Summit Theatre.
Duration
ca. 195'
Company
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Sourcemat
DLCAT-344