Madam Butterfly

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Event Madam Butterfly
Venue Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW
Umbrella Event Grand Opera 1960
First Date 4 June 1960
Opening Date 4 June 1960
Last Date 22 June 1960
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Lieutenant Pinkerton, an American Naval officer pleasure seeking in Nagasaki about the turn of the century, arranges a Japanese marriage with a pretty young Japanese girl, Cio-Cio-San (Madam Butterfly).
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Angela Michaelis Actor Little Trouble
Theresa Adams Actor and Singer Relation
Ella Banner Actor and Singer Geisha
Jacqueline Browning Actor and Singer Relation
Franco Brozessi Actor and Singer Relation
Marissa Brozzesi Actor and Singer Servant
Gregory Dempsey Actor and Singer Goro
Józef Drewniak Actor and Singer Official Registrar
Neil Easton Actor and Singer Sharpless
John Germain Actor and Singer Yamadori
Paree Gleeson Actor and Singer Geisha
Clifford Grant Actor and Singer The Bonze
Joan Hammond Actor and Singer Cio-Cio San
Rosalind Keene Actor and Singer Geisha
Anita Kelly Actor and Singer Geisha
Julia Malyon Actor and Singer Suzuki
Murray Mardardy Actor and Singer Imperial Commissioner
Leo McKernan Actor and Singer Servant
Doreen Morrow Actor and Singer Geisha
Kenneth Neate Actor and Singer F. B. Pinkerton
Christine Palmer Actor and Singer Relation
Desmond Patterson Actor and Singer Relation
Janne Ross Actor and Singer Kate Pinkerton also Geisha
Walter Rychtowski Actor and Singer Relation
Joyce Simmons Actor and Singer Relation
Gino Zancanaro Actor and Singer Relation
Georg Tintner Conductor
Elaine Haxton Designer Scenery and Costumes
Karl Rankl Musical Director
Robert Miller Orchestral Leader
Tom Brown Producer
Works
Text Nationality Italy
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Eight performances: June 4, 6, 8, 11 (matinee), 13, 15, 20, 22.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
Event Identifier 174496
Dataset AusStage