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
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
Goro
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
Federico Davià(10/25)
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
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1966_07_compressed.pdf
(10.41 MB)
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