Madame Butterfly Composer Giacomo Puccini Librettists Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Based On the works of John Luther Long and David Belasco Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Los Angeles, CA Venue Shrine Auditorium Season 1961 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Kurt Herbert Adler Stage Director(s) Paul Hager Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton, United States Navy Sandor Konya Goro, a marriage broker Howard Fried Suzuki, Cio-Cio-San's servant Mildred Miller Sharpless, United States Consul at Nagasaki Vladimir Ruzdak Madama Butterfly, Cio-Cio-San Licia Albanese Imperial Commissioner Donald Drain Official Registrar Colin Harvey The Bonze, Cio-Cio-San's Uncle Joshua Hecht Prince Yamadori Raymond Nilsson Trouble, Cio-Cio-San's Child Teri Lynn Benson Kate Pinkerton Margot Blum Show Dates Sun, Nov 19 1961, 3pm Time and Place Nagasaki, Japan Scenes Act I -- Exterior of Pinkerton's house Act II -- Butterfly's home, three years later Act III -- Same as Act II, the next morning Notes Program note: Miss Albanese is appearing in place of Leontyne Price who was suddenly taken ill