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The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly

20092h 26mAnthony Minghella

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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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What is The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly (2009) about?

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…

Who stars in The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly?

The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly stars Patricia Racette (Cio-Cio-San), Marcello Giordani (Pinkerton), Greg Fedderly (Goro), Maria Zifchak (Suzuki), Dwayne Croft (Sharpless). The film was directed by Anthony Minghella.

How long is The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly?

The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 2009.

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