Puccini's Madama Butterfly at the Glyndebourne Festival

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; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Omer Meir Wellber (Conductor); The Glyndebourne Chorus; Nicholas Jenkins (Chorus master); Annilese Miskimmon (Stage Direction); Nicky Shaw (Sets), Mark Jonathan (Lighting), Kally Lloyd Jones (Choreography), Ian William Galloway (Video); Olga Busuioc (Cio-Cio-San); Joshua Guerrero (Pinkerton); Michael Sumuel (Sharpless); Carlo Bosi (Goro); Simon Mechlinski (Prince Yamadori); Oleg Budaratskiy (The Bonze); Adam Marsden (Yakuside); Ida Ränzlöv (Kate Pinkerton); Elizabeth DeShong (Suzuki); Michael Mofidian (Imperial Commissioner); Jake Muffett (The Official Registrar); Jennifer Witton (The Cousin); Scott Sendall (The Aunt); Beatrix Prawanna/Rupert Wade (Dolore); Record 17 & 21 June 2018, Glyndebourne Festival; Directed by François Roussillon (150 min)