7 - 9/10/2005 20:00
Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium
400
19th Macao International Music
Festival
Madame Butterfly ¡V Opera in Three Acts
One of the world¡¦s most popular operas, Madame
Butterfly passionately explores the consequences of obsessive devotion.
Pinkerton, a U. S. Navy officer in Japan, contracts what he considers a
temporary marriage to Cio-Cio-San, called Butterfly, who renounces religion and
family in her adoration for him. When Pinkerton leaves for America, Butterfly
blissfully ignores warnings of his unfaithfulness and awaits his return, even
turning down a marriage proposal from Yamadori, a rich Japanese businessman.
With all avenues of escape closed to her, she is shattered when Pinkerton
returns with an American wife. Butterfly ends her unbearable misery with her
father¡¦s sword, thus preserving her honour.
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica
Conductor: Alberto Veronesi
Stage Director: Yasuhiko Aguni
Chorus: Fujiwara Opera Chorus
Accompanied by: The Macao Orchestra
Cast
Madame Butterfly/ Cio-Cio-San (Sopranos): Sun Xiu Wei, Hisara Sato (8/10)
Pinkerton (Tenors): Scott Piper, Luca Lombardo (8/10)
Suzuki (Mezzo-Soprano): Liang Ning
Sharpless (Baritone): Luis Ledesma
Goro (Tenor): Kazuhiro Komiya
Production: Macao International Music Festival
and The Japan Opera Foundation
Performed in Italian with Chinese, Portuguese and English surtitles
Duration: Approximately 160 minutes (including one 20-minute intermission)
Tickets: MOP 400/ 250/ 160
For tickets and information on discounts, please refer to the website of the
Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao S.A.R. Government, at
www.icm.gov.mo or promotional materials of
the 19th Macao International Music Festival.
* The organizer reserves the rigth to alter the
programme and performers