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Madame Butterfly
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
1966
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Designer
Chorus Director
Special adviser on Japanese styles and movements
Costume Designer(s)
Costumers

Cast

Lt. B. F. Pinkerton
Suzuki
Dorothy Krebill(10/25, 28; 11/3)
Janis Martin(11/13, 26)
Sharpless
Cio-Cio-San, Madama Butterfly
Teresa Stratas(10/25, 28, 11/3)
Dorothy Kirsten(11/13, 26)
Imperial Commissioner
Official Registrar
The Bonze
Clifford Grant(10/28; 11/3, 13, 26)
Prince Yamadori
Cio-Cio-San's child
Kate Pinkerton

Show Dates

Time and Place

Nagasaki, Japan

Scenes

Act I -- Nagasaki, in the time of the Great White Fleet
Act II -- Three years later
Act III -- The following morning

Media

Acknowledgements

The San Francisco Opera Association gratefully acknowledges the donation of the new production of "Madama Butterfly" by the San Francisco Opera Guild.

Notes

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

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New production