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 2001-2002 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Donald Runnicles Production Ron Daniels Designer Michael Yeargan Lighting Designer Stephen Strawbridge Chorus Director Ian Robertson Musical Preparation Adelle Eslinger Carol Isaac Sara Jobin Ernest Fredric Knell Judith Yan Supertitles Jerry Sherk Francesca Zambello Assistant Stage Director(s) Brad Dalton Kathleen Smith Stage Manager(s) Theresa Ganley Movement Consultant Yuko Franklin Cast Lt. B. F. Pinkerton Zoran Todorovich Goro Dennis Petersen Cook Colby Roberts Gardener Frederick Winthrop Suzuki Zheng Cao Sharpless David Okerlund Cio-Cio-San, Madama Butterfly Miriam Gauci Chen Sue Panariello(6/23, 28; 7/2,5) Imperial Commissioner Jere Torkelsen Official Registrar William Pickersgill The Bonze Raymond Aceto Prince Yamadori Kyu Won Han Trouble, Cio-Cio-San's Child Kalina Simeonova Nicholas Okerlund(6/23, 28; 7/2,5) Kate Pinkerton Greta Feeney Show Dates Sun, Jun 9 2002, 2pm Thu, Jun 13 2002, 7:30pm Sat, Jun 15 2002, 8pm Thu, Jun 20 2002, 7:30pm Sun, Jun 23 2002, 2pm Fri, Jun 28 2002, 8pm Tue, Jul 2 2002, 8pm Fri, Jul 5 2002, 8pm Broadcast Sun, Jun 23 2002, 8am The performance of June 20th was taped for broadcast. On June 23rd it was broadcast over KALW. Time and Place Early 20th century; Nagasaki Scenes Act I -- A house and garden overlooking the Bay of Nagasaki Act II -- The same, three years later Media Image Chen Sue Panariello (Cio-Cio-San), Zoran Todorovich (Pinkerton), David Okerlud (Sharpless), Chorus, Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 2001-02. Photographer: Adam Traum/San Francisco Opera. Chen Sue Panariello (Cio-Cio-San), Zoran Todorovich (Pinkerton), David Okerlund (Sharpless), members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus Credit Adam Traum/San Francisco Opera Image Miriam Gauci (Cio-Cio-San), Zoran Todorovich (Pinkerton), Chorus, Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 2001-02. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Miriam Gauci (Cio-Cio-San), Zoran Todorovich (Pinkerton), members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Image Zheng Cao (Suzuki), Miriam Gauci (Cio-Cio-San), Kalina Simeonova (Trouble), Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 2001-02. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Zheng Cao (Suzuki), Miriam Gauci (Cio-Cio-San) and Kalina Simeonova ("Trouble") Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera Image Miriam Gauci (Cio-Cio-San), Zoran Todorovich (Pinkerton), Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 2001-02. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Miriam Gauci (Cio-Cio-San) and Zoran Todorovich (Pinkerton) Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera Image Miriam Gauci (Cio-Cio-San), Zheng Cao (Suzuki), Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 2001-02. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Miriam Gauci (Cio-Cio-San) and Zheng Cao (Suzuki) Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera Acknowledgements This production is sponsored, in part, by Chevron Texaco Notes The performance of June 20th was taped for broadcast. On June 23rd it was broadcast over KALW. Scenery, props and wigs constructed in the San Francisco Opera workshopsSUPERNUMERARIESServants, porters:Keith ClausenSherman LeePaul NewmanMichael PeredoOliver PollardKuroko group:Lisa GellingNancy HuieTerry KildowSteve LavezzoliLisa LoreaJona MalenFrank Masson
Image Chen Sue Panariello (Cio-Cio-San), Zoran Todorovich (Pinkerton), David Okerlud (Sharpless), Chorus, Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 2001-02. Photographer: Adam Traum/San Francisco Opera. Chen Sue Panariello (Cio-Cio-San), Zoran Todorovich (Pinkerton), David Okerlund (Sharpless), members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus Credit Adam Traum/San Francisco Opera
Image Miriam Gauci (Cio-Cio-San), Zoran Todorovich (Pinkerton), Chorus, Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 2001-02. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Miriam Gauci (Cio-Cio-San), Zoran Todorovich (Pinkerton), members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera
Image Zheng Cao (Suzuki), Miriam Gauci (Cio-Cio-San), Kalina Simeonova (Trouble), Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 2001-02. Photographer: Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera. Zheng Cao (Suzuki), Miriam Gauci (Cio-Cio-San) and Kalina Simeonova ("Trouble") Credit Ken Friedman/San Francisco Opera
Image Miriam Gauci (Cio-Cio-San), Zoran Todorovich (Pinkerton), Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 2001-02. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Miriam Gauci (Cio-Cio-San) and Zoran Todorovich (Pinkerton) Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera
Image Miriam Gauci (Cio-Cio-San), Zheng Cao (Suzuki), Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 2001-02. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Miriam Gauci (Cio-Cio-San) and Zheng Cao (Suzuki) Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera