Madama Butterfly
Item
Record ID
1314
Identifier
90899
Genre
Work Title
Madama Butterfly
Uniform Title
Madama Butterfly
Program/Series Title
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD ; Great Performances at the Met
Work Alternate Titles
Madame Butterfly
Composer
Text Author
Giacosa, Giuseppe ; Illica, Luigi
Production Year
2019
Transmission/Release Date
2019-11-09 (Theater transmission) ; 2020-02-20 (PBS)
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
Theater transmission / PBS
Conductor/Music Director
Morandi, Pier Giorgio
Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera
Soloists
Hui He (Cio-Cio-San) ; Bruce Sledge (Pinkerton) ; Elizabeth DeShong (Suzuki) ; Paulo Szot (Sharpless) ; Tony Stevenson (Goro) ; Raymond Aceto (Bonze) ; Jeongcheol Cha (Yamadori) ;
Megan Esther Grey (Kate Pinkerton)
Megan Esther Grey (Kate Pinkerton)
Participants
Christine Goerke
TV/Film Director
Azar, Habib
Stage Director
Minghella, Anthony (Production Director)
Sets
Levine, Michael
Costumes
Feng, Han
Choreography
Choa, Carolyn
Producer
Bongiovanni Mia ; Park, Elena (Supervising Producers) ; Briccetti, Louisa ; Warivonchik, Victoria (Producers)
Executive Producer
Gelb, Peter
Technical Information
HDTV
Other Information
Features: Goerke interview with chorister and Anthony Ross Costanzo. Feature on puppeteers.
Tribute to Marcello Giordani. Goerke backstage with Met Resident Lighting Director John Froelich discussing Butterfly lighting with video clip. Video segment with Blind Summit Theatre puppeteers. Video clip of Anthony Minghella rehearsing 2006 Met Butterfly.
Tribute to Marcello Giordani. Goerke backstage with Met Resident Lighting Director John Froelich discussing Butterfly lighting with video clip. Video segment with Blind Summit Theatre puppeteers. Video clip of Anthony Minghella rehearsing 2006 Met Butterfly.
Duration
ca. 160'
Company
Metropolitan Opera
Sourcemat
DLCAT - 399