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
2002-2003
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production
Designer
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Supertitles
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Movement Consultant
Cast
Lt. B. F. Pinkerton
Goro
Cook
Gardener
Suzuki
Sharpless
Cio-Cio-San, Madama Butterfly
Fabiana Bravo(1/12,17)
Imperial Commissioner
Official Registrar
The Bonze
Prince Yamadori
Trouble, 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 -- The same, three years later
Media
Sponsors
The January 10 performance is sponsored by Bingham McCutchen.
The January 15 performance is sponsored by Pacific Music Enterprises.
The January 17 performance is sponsored by Deloitte & Touche LLP.
The January 19 performance is sponsored by Chevron Texaco.
Acknowledgements
This production is sponsored, in part, by Chevron Texaco.
Notes
Scenery, props, costumes and wigs constructed in the San Francisco Opera workshops.
SUPERNUMERARIES
Servants, porters
Keith Clausen
Sherman Lee
Paul Newman
Michael Peredo
Oliver Pollard
Kuroko* Group
Lisa Gelling
Nancy Huie
Terry Kildow
Steve Lavezzoli
Lisa Lorea
Jona Malen
Frank Masson
*Kabuki term for black-clad assistants