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NT Live - Madama Butterfly

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  • Tue 26 Mar
  • 195 minutes
  • Director: Moshe Leiser, Patrice Caurier
  • Writer: Giacomo Puccini
  • Cast: Asmik Grigorian, Joshua Guerrero

Synopsis

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.