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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
2005-2006
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Designer
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Supertitles
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Costume Supervisor
Simulcast Drector
Production Super Captain

Cast

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

Show Dates

Simulcast

The opening performance of 5/27/2006 was the subject of a free simulcast to Civic Center Plaza.

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 performance of June 8th is sponsored by American Airlines.

Acknowledgements

This production is made possible, in part, by Mr. And Mrs. Joseph Brucia (in memory of Giuseppe Brucia), Mr. and Mrs. J. Burgess Jamieson, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Johnson

Additional support for "Madama Butterfly" is provided by Taube Foundation for Jewish Life & Culture and Koret Foundation Funds.

Notes

The opening performance of 5/27/2006 was the subject of a free simulcast to Civic Center Plaza.

SUPERNUMERARIES

Dante Briggs
Bob Ericson
Sherman Lee
Jerry Locsin
Gilbert Martinez

KUROKO GROUP
(Kuroko is a Kabuki term for assistants in black clothes)

Milko Encinas
Katie Heibein
Nancy Huie
Steve Lavezzoli
Darlene Purcell
Michael Strickland
Kimberly Thompson