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.
Cast
Roberto Alagna
Lt. B. F. Pinkerton
Kristine Opolais
Cio-Cio-San
Maria Zifchak
Suzuki
Dwayne Croft
Sharpless
Deborah Voigt
Self - Host
Tony Stevenson
Goro
Patricia Steiner
Cio-Cio-San's cousin
Belinda Oswald
Cio-Cio-San's mother
Craig Montgomery
Uncle Yakuside
Jean Braham
Cio-Cio-San's aunt
David Crawford
Imperial Commissioner
Juhwan Lee
The Registrar
Stefan Szkafarowsky
The Bonze
Edyta Kulczac
Kate Pinkerton
Kevin Augustine
Cio-Cio-San's child
Tom Lee
Cio-Cio-San's child
Marc Petrosino
Cio-Cio-San's child
Hsin-Ping Chang
Ballet soloist
James Graber
Ballet soloist
Crew
Paul Cremo
Dramaturgy
Gary Halvorson
Director
Carolyn Choa
Director, Choreographer
Luigi Illica
Writer
Giuseppe Giacosa
Writer
Peter Gelb
Executive Producer
Anthony Minghella
Production Design
Han Feng
Costume Designer
Matiki Anoff
Makeup Artist
John Kerswell
Sound Supervisor
Peter Mumford
Lighting Design
Giacomo Puccini
Original Music Composer
Jay David Saks
Music Producer
Michael Levine
Set Designer
Ron Washburn
Technical Supervisor
Karel Mark Chichon
Conductor
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