Madame Butterfly
Composer
Librettists
Based On
the works of John Luther Long and David Belasco
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1995-1996
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Cast
Lt. B. F. Pinkerton
Alfredo Portilla(12/9m)
Goro
Suzuki
Sharpless
Cio-Cio-San, Madama Butterfly
Christiane Riel(12/9m)
Imperial Commissioner
Official Registrar
The Bonze
Prince Yamadori
Cio-Cio-San's child
Samantha Spiegel(12/2,4,9e)
Justine Gordon(12/9m)
Kate Pinkerton
Show Dates
Time and Place
Early 20th century; Nagasaki
Scenes
Act I -- A house and garden overlooking the Bay of Nagasaki
Act II -- Butterfly's house, three years later
Media
Sponsors
The performance of December 2nd is sponsored by StreetNet Publishing, Inc.
The performance of December 4th is sponsored by P G & E
The matinee performance of December 9th is sponsored by Lexus
Acknowledgements
This production is made possible, in part, by a generous gift from the Franklin/Templeton Group of Funds.
Supertitles provided by a generous gift from Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
Notes
Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios
Costumes executed by Goldstein Costumes, San Francisco, and by Fred Mlejnek
SUPERNUMERARIES
Alex Boatwright
Peter Cannon
David Cipolla
Diana Kissil
Robert Lee
Oliver Pollard
Kimberly Thompson
Carolyn Waugh