Madama Butterfly by Puccini at the Royal Opera House
Madama Butterfly; Tragedia giapponese by Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924); Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after David Belasco's play 'Madame Butterfly'; First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 17 February 1904; Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano (Conductor); Moshe Leiser, Patrice Caurier (Stage Direction); Christian Fenouillat (Sets), Agostino Cavalca (Costumes); Ermonela Jaho (Cio-Cio-San); Marcelo Puente (Pinkerton); Scott Hendricks (Sharpless); Carlo Bosi (Goro); Elizabeth DeShong (Suzuki); Jeremy White (Bonze); Emily Edmonds (Kate Pinkerton); Gyula Nagy (Imperial Commissioner); Yuriy Yurchuk (Prince Yamadori); Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 2017; Directed by Matthew Woodward (138 min)
