Madama Butterfly

Directed by Franco Zeffirelli, George Blume
2004    2h 22mDrama, Musical,
8.4
Puccini's Madama Butterfly - the composer's self-proclaimed favourite work and certainly one of the most beloved operas in the repertoire - is brought to life at the worldfamous Arena di Verona. This opulent production, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, is sung by a cast of excellent singer-actors and conducted by long-established Arena di Verona conductor Daniel Oren with all the splendour that a Puccini opera demands.

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Cast of Madama Butterfly

  • Mina BlumKate Pinkerton
  • Carlo BosiGoro, a matchmaker
  • Fiorenza CedolinsCio-Cio-san (Madama Butterfly)
  • Francesco FranciSuzuki, her maid
  • Marcello GiordaniB. F. Pinkerton, Lieutenant in the United States Navy
  • Juan PonsSharpless, United States consul at Nagasaki
  • Carlo StriuliThe Bonze, Cio-Cio-san's uncle
  • Alessandro BattiatoPrince Yamadori
  • Angelo NardinocchiThe Imperial Commissioner
  • Giovanni ScordinoThe Official Registrar
  • Veronica SimeoniCio-Cio-san's mother
  • Maria Letizia GrosselliThe cousin
  • Franco ZeffirelliDirector
  • George BlumeDirector
  • Giuseppe GiacosaWriter
  • Luigi IllicaWriter
  • John Luther LongWriter
  • David BelascoWriter
  • Cesare BonamicoProducer
  • Torsten BönnhoffProducer

 

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