Madam Butterfly

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Event Madam Butterfly
Venue Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event NZ International Festival of the Arts (Wellington)
First Date 26 February 1994
Last Date 7 March 1994
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Cio-Cio-San (Madam Butterfly) is no longer a naive geisha in the early 1900s, but an opium-addicted prostitute in a Nagasaki brothel in the 1930s.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Giacomo Puccini Composer
John Matheson Conductor
Ken Russell Director
Carmel Carroll Singer Suzuki
Geoffrey Chard Singer Sharpless
Richard Greager Singer Lt Pinkerton
Geoffrey Harris Singer Goro
Linden Loader Singer Kate Pinkerton
Noel Mangin Singer The Bonze
Nancy Yuen Singer Cio-Cio San
Works
Text Nationality Italy
Further Information With the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. A co-production between the Festival and Auckland Opera. Russell's production staged by Michael Beauchamp.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 201119