The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama ButterflyMovie
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.
About The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama Butterfly
The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama Butterfly is a 2016 music movie directed by Carolyn Choa, Gary Halvorson.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 44m, production credits from United Kingdom, an original language code of IT.
The credited cast includes Roberto Alagna, Kristine Opolais, Maria Zifchak, Dwayne Croft. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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