Opera

Giacomo Puccini

Madama Butterfly

30 Jun, 24 - 22 Jul, 24

Musical conductor: Nicola Luisotti y Luis Miguel Méndez | Stage direction: Damiano Michieletto | Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real

For artistic reasons, for the performance on Sunday 21 July the role of Sharpless will be played by Lucas Meachem, and for the performance on Monday 22 July the same role will be played by Gerardo Bullón.

The poignant story of love, loss, betrayal and sacrifice from one of the public's favourite operas continues to captivate audiences, although with a contemporary eye it can be seen as a very raw story about the young geisha. Damiano Michieletto moves Madama Butterfly to a slum in an oriental city. As Cio-Cio San, the voices of Saioa Hernández, Aleksandra Kurzak will alternate under the baton of Damiano Michieletto.

The Japanese civil code of 1898 – the Horei– established a legal framework which governed diverse aspects of public life as part of the libretto of Madama Butterfly. These include marriage, family rejection, divorce, or adoption. Imperialism, mixed race, and xenophobia are also elements of a narrative harness which navigates the well-mannered and acquiescent Oriental clichés of the preceding century while integrating the story of Cio-Cio San in a few coordinates of realism.

The finesse of Puccini’s score - in whose music authentic Japanese melodies resonate: «Izuki Uta», «Echigo-Jishi», «Sakurá», «Miyasan, Miyasan» or the Japanese national anthem «Kimi ga yo»– softens the edges of the drama without dismissing its tragic and sordid base, to construct what is probably the composer’s most well-done and profound feminine portrait. Along this line, Damiano Michieletto moves the action to a modern marginal neighbourhood of a big Asian city as a denunciation of a reality - sexual tourism - which lies at the heart of this iconic opera.

Tragedia giapponese in three acts

Music by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on the theatre play Madama Butterfly, by David Belasco, inspired at the same time, by a story written by John Luther Long

Premiere at Teatro alla Scala in Milan on 17 February 1904

Premiere at the Teatro Real on 20 November 1907

Production from Teatro Regio Torino

Artistic team

Musical conductor: Nicola Luisotti-30 jun; 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22 jul

Luis Miguel Méndez: 5, 11, 17 jul

Stage direction: Damiano Michieletto

Set design: Paolo Fantin

Costumes: Carla Teti

Lighting: Marco Filibeck

Chorus master: José Luis Basso

Cast

Reparto

Cio-Cio-San: Saioa Hernández __ 30 jun: 8, 12, 19, 22 jul

Ailyn Pérez __ 1, 4, 7, 10, 16, 21 jul

Lianna Haroutounian __3, 9, 14, 18 jul

Aleksandra Kurzak __ 5 jul

Barno Ismatullaeva __11, 15, 17 jul

Suzuki: Silvia Beltrami __ 30 jun; 4, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22 jul

Nino Surguladze __ 1, 7, 10, 16, 21 jul

Gemma Coma-Alabert __ 3, 5, 9, 11, 14, 17, 18 jul

F.B. Pinkerton: Matthew Polenzani __ 30 jun; 4, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22 jul

Charles Castronovo __ 1, 7, 10, 16, 21 jul

Michael Fabiano __ 3, 9, 14, 18 jul

Leonardo Capalbo __ 5, 11, 17 jul

Sharpless: Lucas Meachem __ 30 jun; 4, 8, 12, 15, 19, 21 jul

Gerardo Bullón __ 1, 3, 7, 10, 14, 16, 18, 22 jul

Luis Cansino __ 5, 9, 11, 17 jul

Goro: Mikeldi Atxalandabaso __ 30 jun; 3, 4, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 22 jul

Moisés Marín __ 1, 5, 7, 10, 11, 16, 17, 21 jul

El príncipe Yamadori: Tomeu Bibiloni __ 30 jun; 3, 4, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 22 jul

Toni Marsol __ 1, 5, 7, 10, 11, 16, 17, 21 jul

El tío Bonzo: Fernando Radó __ 30 jun; 3, 4, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 22 jul

George Andguladze __ 1, 5, 7, 10, 11, 16, 17, 21 jul

Kate Pinkerton: Marta Fontanals-Simmons

Yakusidé: Andrés Mundo

The Imperial Commissioner: Xavier Casademont

The Registrar: Iñigo Martin (30 jun; 1, 2, 3, 4 jul)

Nacho Ojeda (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12,13,14,15,16, 17,18, 19, 21, 22 jul)

Cio-Cio-San's Mother: Elena Castresana

The Aunt: Debora Abramowicz

The Cousin: Legipsy Álvarez

A tribute to Victoria de los Ángeles (1923-2005) in commemoration of the centenary of her birth (1 November 1923)

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Opening: 1 hour before the performance
Act I: 50 minutes
Interval: 25 minutes
Acts II and III: 1 hour and 25 minutes
Total: 2 hours and 40 minutes

Artistic information

Creative team

Musical conductor Nicola Luisotti

Musical conductor Luis Miguel Méndez

Stage Director Damiano Michieletto

Concepto artístico y escenografía Paolo Fantin

Diseño de vestuario Carla Teti

Concepto de iluminación Marco Filibeck

Chorus Conductor José Luis Basso

Cast

Cio-Cio-San Saioa Hernández

Cio-Cio-San Ailyn Pérez

Cio-Cio-San Lianna Haroutounian

Cio-Cio-San Aleksandra Kurzak

Suzuki Silvia Beltrami

Suzuki Nino Surguladze

Suzuki Gemma Coma-Alabert

F. B. Pinkerton Matthew Polenzani

F. B. Pinkerton Charles Castronovo

F. B. Pinkerton Michael Fabiano

F. B. Pinkerton Leonardo Capalbo

Sharpless Lucas Meachem

Sharpless Gerardo Bullón

Sharpless Luis Cansino

Goro Mikeldi Atxalandabaso

Goro Moisés Marín

El Príncipe Yamadori Tomeu Bibiloni

El Príncipe Yamadori Toni Marsol

Bonzo Fernando Radó

Bonzo George Andguladze

Kate Pinkerton Marta Fontanals-Simmons

Madama Butterfly, de Giacomo Puccini

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30 June 2024