The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama Butterfly

Plot Summary

Anthony Minghella’s beautiful, atmospheric production enhances Puccini’s drama of unfortunate, doomed love. Soprano Kristine Opolais brings all of her passionate commitment to her portrayal of Cio-Cio-San, the teenage geisha who gives up everything for Lt. Pinkerton. Roberto Alagna is the American naval officer who does not understand the depth of Cio-Cio-San’s love, and whose subsequent marriage to an American woman precipitates Butterfly’s suicide. Maria Zifchak is Suzuki, Cio-Cio-San’s faithful servant, and Dwayne Croft plays the American consul Sharpless, who tries to avert the tragedy. Karel Mark Chichon conducts.

Top Cast

Roberto Alagna Lt. B. F. Pinkerton

Kristine Opolais Cio-Cio-San

Maria Zifchak Suzuki

Dwayne Croft Sharpless

Deborah Voigt Self - Host