Madama Butterfly

February 2011

By Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa based in part on the short story Madame Butterfly (1898) by John Luther Long, which was dramatized by David Belasco.

Puccini’s ravishing, sensuous Madama Butterfly, one of opera’s undisputed masterworks, recounts the well-known story of a young American naval officer who marries a Japanese geisha known as Butterfly. For him it is a diversion, but for her it is true love. After he returns to America she bears his child and expectantly waits for a joyful reunion that is not to be.

Madama Butterfly is filled with soaring, unforgettable melodies that deepen the tragic love story. If you’ve never seen it before, it’s a must. If you have…you know you’re likely to fall for it all over again. Presented in collaboration with New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and NJPAC.

Casting

Cio-Cio-san (Madama Butterfly)	Inna Los
B. F. Pinkerton, Lieutenant in the United States Navy	Scott Piper
Sharpless, United States consul at Nagasaki	Todd Thomas
Suzuki, Butterfly's maid	Vanessa Cariddi
Goro, a matchmaker	Matthew Surapine
The Bonze, Butterfly's Uncle	Jeremy Milner
Conductor	Valery Ryvkin
Stage Director	David Grabarkewitz
Costume Designer	Patricia A. Hibbert

Performance Dates

February 4, 2011 at 7:30pm: McCarter Theatre, Princeton
Tickets: 609.258.ARTS(2787) or 1-800-Allegro

February 11, 2011 at 8:00pm: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark
Tickets: 1-888 GO-NJPAC or 1-800-Allegro

This production, which features full orchestra, soloists and chorus, will be sung in Italian with English translations projected above the stage.

Butterfly's famous aria "Un bel dì"

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