Madama Butterfly

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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
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1956
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Karl Kritz
Stage Director(s)
Carlo Maestrini
Chorus Director
Gianni Lazzari
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Madama Butterfly, Cio-Cio-San
Licia Albanese
Pinkerton, Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy
Giuseppe Campora
Suzuki, Cio-Cio-San's servant
Margaret Roggero
Sharpless, United States Consul at Nagasaki
Louis Quilico
Goro, a marriage broker
Alessio De Paolis
The Bonze, Cio-Cio-San's Uncle
Desire Ligeti
Prince Yamadori
George Cehanovsky
Kate Pinkerton
Peggy Covington
Imperial Commissioner
Carl Palangi
Official Registrar
Colin Harvey
Trouble
Augustus Hemenway, Jr.

Show Dates

Time and Place

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

Media

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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