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Ever since it opened the 2006–07 season, Anthony Minghella’s striking production of Madama Butterfly has been a Met classic. Drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese theater, Minghella’s staging retells this heartbreaking tale with brilliant stagecraft, bold colors, and bunraku puppetry. In this Live in HD performance from the fall of 2019, Chinese soprano Hui He stars as Cio-Cio-San, the young geisha who puts her trust in a visiting American naval officer, only to later be abandoned by him. In a feat of operatic heroics, tenor Bruce Sledge appears as the callous Pinkterton, stepping into the role on short notice to replace an ailing colleague. Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts one of opera’s most tragic masterpieces, leading a cast that also includes mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong as Cio-Cio-San’s loyal companion, Suzuki, and Tony Award–winning baritone Paulo Szot as the U.S. consul Sharpless.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2019-11-09
- video_camera_front Companies The Metropolitan Opera
- timer Runtime: 142 Mins
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Hui He
Cio-Cio-san
Bruce Sledge
Lt. B.F. Pinkerton
Scott Scully
Goro
Elizabeth DeShong
Suzuki
Paulo Szot
U.S. Consul Sharpless
Bradley Garvin
Imperial Commitionor
Juhwan Lee
The Registrar
Raymond Aceto
The Bonze
Jeongcheol Cha
Prince Yamadori
Christine Goerke
Self - Host
Elizabeth Scilbo
Cio-Cio-San's Cousin
Marie Te Hapuku
Cio-Cio-San's Mother
Craig Montgomery
Uncle Yakusidé
Anne Nonnemacher
Cio-Cio-San's Aunt
Bradley Garvin
Imperial Commissioner
Megan Esther Grey
Kate Pinkerton
groups Crew
Giuseppe Giacosa
Writer
Luigi Illica
Writer
Pier Giorgio Morandi
Conductor
Victoria Warivonchik
Producer
Stephanie Spangler
Wardrobe Master
Anthony Minghella
Production Design
Han Feng
Costume Designer
Tera Willis
Makeup Department Head
Carolyn Choa
Choreographer
Elena Park
Supervising Producer
Paul Cremo
Dramaturgy
Paula Williams
Stage Director
Mia Bongiovanni
Supervising Producer
Giacomo Puccini
Original Music Composer
Peter Mumford
Lighting Design
Louisa Briccetti
Producer
Ron Washburn
Technical Supervisor
Tim Martyn
Music Producer
Michael Levine
Set Designer
Habib Azar
Director
Peter Gelb
Executive Producer
David Belasco
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