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Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera
30 Apr 2024, Tue
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7:30 PM
Three extraordinary sopranos—Aleksandra Kurzak, Eleonora Buratto, and Asmik Grigorian (in her highly anticipated Met debut)—tackle the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at th...
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Asmik Grigorian,
Jonathan Tetelman,
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Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
ACT I
Japan, at the turn of the 20th century. Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton of the U.S. Navy inspects a house overlooking Nagasaki harbor that he is leasing from Goro, a marriage broker. The house comes with three servants and a geisha wife named Cio-Cio-San, known as Madam Butterfly. The lease runs for 999 years, subject to monthly renewal. The American consul Sharpless arrives bre ... Read More
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Royal Danish Theatre, The Opera House - Main Stage
30 Apr 2024, Tue
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8 PM
Puccini’s immortal opera in a new and beautiful staging at the Opera House.
Cast:
Paolo Carignani,
The Royal Danish Opera Chorus,
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Madama Butterfly
Premiere of this production:
17 February 1904,
La Scala, Milan
Act 1
1. A short orchestral prelude with a busy, fugal opening theme, followed by a second theme of more overtly Japanese character, leads straight into the opening scene.
2. E soffitto e pareti ("And ceiling and walls"). Pinkerton and Goro are inspecting a small house which sits on a hill and overlooks the bay. Goro has found the house for Pinkerton and his bride, and is showing him t ... Read More
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