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Madama Butterfly (Portland)

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Based On

the works of John Luther Long and David Belasco

Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Portland, OR
Venue
Portland Auditorium
Season
1947
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director

Cast

Madama Butterfly, Cio-Cio-San
Pinkerton, Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy
Suzuki, Cio-Cio-San's servant
Sharpless, United States Consul at Nagasaki
Goro, a marriage broker
The Bonze, Cio-Cio-San's Uncle
Prince Yamadori
Kate Pinkerton
Imperial Commissioner
Official Registrar
Trouble

Show Dates

Time and Place

About 1900; Nagasaki, Japan

Scenes

Act I -- Exterior of Pinkerton's House
Act II -- Interior of Butterfly's Home
Act III -- Same as Act II, next morning

Legacy Commission

Italian

Notes

Cast includes: Cio-Cio-San's Relatives and Friends, Servants.