Madam Butterfly

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Event Madam Butterfly
Venue Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 1959
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Set in Japan. Butterfly loves Pinkerton, but is abandoned by him.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Tragedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Rodney Cornelius Assistant Stage Manager
Giacomo Puccini Composer
John Hopkins Conductor
Raymond Boyce Costume Designer
Stefan Haag Director
Les Flaus Head Electrician
Douglas Hoy Head Mechanist
Russell Channell Musician: Pianist
John Duff Production Manager
Raymond Boyce Set Designer Set Designer
Jon Andrew Singer Lt Pinkerton
Ron Andrew Singer
Ronald Atkinson Singer Yamadori
Violet Blackburn Singer
Christine Bruce Singer Trouble
Newton Goodson Singer
Graeme Gorton Singer The Bonze
Graeme Gorton Singer Yamadori
Graeme Gorton Singer Sharpless
Elizabeth Hellawell Singer Butterfly
Brian Helyer Singer The Bonze
Dorothy Hitch Singer Suzuki
Vincente Major Singer Butterfly
Paul Person Singer Sharpless
Paul Person Singer Yamadori
Paul Person Singer The Imperial Commissioner
Paul Person Singer The Bonze
Miri Rowlands Singer Kate Pinkerton
Isabel Scott Singer Trouble
Debbie Short Singer Trouble
John Thompson Singer The Imperial Commissioner
John Thompson Singer Lt Pinkerton
Ninian Walden Singer
Barry Leighton Stage Manager
Beth Fairbrother Wardrobe Mistress
Works
Text Nationality Italy
Further Information Director brought over from Sydney. The production was reproduced by John Thompson. Orchestra by arrangement with the N.Z.B.S. leader Eric Lawson. Main centres, North Island and Christchurch, 1959 - 1960; Dunedin, Invercargill, Blenheim, Masterton & Wanganui in 1961.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 189131