The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly
(2019)

Released: 2019-11-09

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Ever since it opened the 2006–07 season, Anthony Minghella’s striking production of Madama Butterfly has been a Met classic. Drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese theater, Minghella’s staging retells this heartbreaking tale with brilliant stagecraft, bold colors, and bunraku puppetry. In this Live in HD performance from the fall of 2019, Chinese soprano Hui He stars as Cio-Cio-San, the young geisha who puts her trust in a visiting American naval officer, only to later be abandoned by him. In a feat of operatic heroics, tenor Bruce Sledge appears as the callous Pinkterton, stepping into the role on short notice to replace an ailing colleague. Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts one of opera’s most tragic masterpieces, leading a cast that also includes mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong as Cio-Cio-San’s loyal companion, Suzuki, and Tony Award–winning baritone Paulo Szot as the U.S. consul Sharpless.

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Hui He

as Cio-Cio-san

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Bruce Sledge

as Lt. B.F. Pinkerton

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Paulo Szot

as U.S. Consul Sharpless

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Bradley Garvin

as Imperial Commitionor

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Juhwan Lee

as The Registrar

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Raymond Aceto

as The Bonze

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Jeongcheol Cha

as Prince Yamadori

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Christine Goerke

as Self - Host

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Elizabeth Scilbo

as Cio-Cio-San's Cousin

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Marie Te Hapuku

as Cio-Cio-San's Mother

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Craig Montgomery

as Uncle Yakusidé

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Anne Nonnemacher

as Cio-Cio-San's Aunt

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Bradley Garvin

as Imperial Commissioner

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Megan Esther Grey

as Kate Pinkerton

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Anthony Minghella

Production Design

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Carolyn Choa

Choreographer

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Michael Levine

Set Designer

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Peter Mumford

Lighting Design

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Han Feng

Costume Designer

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Paula Williams

Stage Director

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Tim Martyn

Music Producer

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Mia Bongiovanni

Supervising Producer

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Elena Park

Supervising Producer

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Ron Washburn

Technical Supervisor

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Tera Willis

Makeup Department Head

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Stephanie Spangler

Wardrobe Master

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David Belasco

Original Story

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