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The Metropolitan Opera : Madama Butterfly
Release Date: March 07, 2009
| Year | : | 2009 |
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| RunTime | : | 146 mins. |
Anthony Minghella’s stunning production of Puccini’s opera opened the Met’s 2006–07 season and was seen by thousands of people around the world as part of the company’s Live in HD series. Patricia Racette is Cio-Cio-San, the trusting and innocent young geisha of the title, who disastrously falls in love with American Navy lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton (Marcello Giordani), only to be abandoned by him. Maria Zifchak is her loyal servant Suzuki and Dwayne Croft is Sharpless, the sympathetic American consul who does all he can but is unable to avert tragedy. Performance Date Mar 7, 2009
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Clip: Madama Butterfly: "Un bel di" -- Patricia Racette (Met Opera)
Clip: Madama Butterfly: "Vogliatemi bene" -- Patricia Racette & Marcello Giordani (Met Opera)
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Main Actors
Patricia Racette
Character : Cio-Cio-San
Marcello Giordani
Character : Pinkerton
Greg Fedderly
Character : Goro
Maria Zifchak
Character : Suzuki
Dwayne Croft
Character : Sharpless
Laura Fries
Character : Cousin
Linda Mays
Character : Mother
Stephen Paynter
Character : Uncle Yakuside
Jean Braham
Character : Aunt
Keith Miller
Character : Imperial Commissioner
Christian Jeong
Character : The Registrar
Dean Peterson
Character : The Bonze
David Won
Character : Yamadori
Edyta Kulczak
Character : Kate Pinkerton
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