MADAMA BUTTERFLY

Japanese tragedy in three acts
Libretto by Luigi Illica e Giuseppe Giacosa
Music by Giacomo Puccini

First absolute representation of the original version in two acts
Teatro alla Scala, Milano, 17 February 1904
First absolute representation of the second Italian version in three acts
Teatro Grande, Brescia, 28 May 1904

Characters and performers:

Cio-Cio-san, Yasko Sato (13/1), Federica Vitali (14/1)
F. B. Pinkerton, Riccardo Della Sciucca
Suzuki, Asude Karayavuz
Sharpless, Devid Cecconi
Goro, Giuseppe Raimondo
Lo zio Bonzo, Fulvio Valenti
Il Principe Yamadori, Alex Martini
Kate Pinkerton, Maria Cristina Bellantuono
Lo zio Yakusidé, Masashi Tomosugi
Il commissario imperiale, Liu Tong
L’ufficiale del registro, Mattia Rossi
La zia, Daryna Shypulina
La cugina, Tiziana Falco
La madre, Serena Pulpito
Dolore, Letizia Algarotti Buelli

conductor
Alessandro D’Agostini

direction
Rodula Gaitanou

costumes and scene
Takis

lightning designer
Fiammetta Baldiserri

Chorus director
Diego Maccagnola

Coro OperaLombardia
Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano

New staging in coproduction with Teatri di OperaLombardia, Teatro del Giglio di Lucca,
Estonian National Opera