
NT Live - Madama Butterfly (12A)
Auditorium 115 Plan, Tuesday 26 Mar 2024, 19:15
- ends at 22:30
When the young geisha, Cio-Cio-San, marries American Naval Officer Pinkerton, she believes she is entering a real, binding marriage for life. Forsaking her religion and community, she learns all too late that for Pinkerton, their marriage is merely an illusion – with tragic consequences.
With a score that includes Butterfly’s aria, 'Un bel dì, vedremo' (‘One fine day’) and the Humming Chorus, Giacomo Puccini’s opera is entrancing and ultimately heart-breaking.
Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s exquisite production takes inspiration from 19th-century European images of Japan.
Asmik Grigorian performs the role of Cio-Cio-San, with Kevin John Edusei conducting.
In Italian with subtitles.
A co-production with Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona.