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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
1995-1996
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Supertitles

Cast

Lt. B. F. Pinkerton
Sharpless
Cio-Cio-San, Madama Butterfly
Imperial Commissioner
Official Registrar
The Bonze
Prince Yamadori
Cio-Cio-San's child
Kate Pinkerton

Show Dates

Time and Place

Early 20th century Nagasaki

Scenes

Act I -- A house and garden overlooking the Bay of Nagasaki
Act II -- Butterfly's house, three years later

Media

Sponsors

The performance of October 11th is sponsored by American Airlines.

The performance of October 14th is sponsored by Deloitte & Touche.

The performance of October 17th is sponsored by Bain & Company.

The performance of October 17th is designated in honor of Janet and Jeffery Meyer's membership in the Triple Gold Circle.

The performance of October 22nd is sponsored by The Wilson. Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati Foundation.

Acknowledgements

This production is made possible, in part, by a generous gift from the Franklin/Templeton Group of Funds.

Supertitles for "Madama Butterfly" provided by a generous gift from Pacific Gas & Electric Company.

Notes

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios

Costumes executed by Goldstein Costumes, San Francisco, and by Fred Mlejnek

SUPERNUMERARIES

Alex Boatwright
Peter Cannon
David Cipolla
Diana Kissil
Robert Lee
Oliver Pollard
Kimberly Thompson
Carolyn Waugh