Anthony Minghella’s beautiful, atmospheric production enhances Puccini’s drama of unfortunate, doomed love. Soprano Kristine Opolais brings all of her passionate commitment to her portrayal of Cio-Cio-San, the teenage geisha who gives up everything for Lt. Pinkerton. Roberto Alagna is the American naval officer who does not understand the depth of Cio-Cio-San’s love, and whose subsequent marriage to an American woman precipitates Butterfly’s suicide. Maria Zifchak is Suzuki, Cio-Cio-San’s faithful servant, and Dwayne Croft plays the American consul Sharpless, who tries to avert the tragedy. Karel Mark Chichon conducts.
as Lt. B. F. Pinkerton
as Cio-Cio-San
as Suzuki
as Sharpless
as Self - Host
as Goro
as Cio-Cio-San's cousin
as Cio-Cio-San's mother
as Uncle Yakuside
as Cio-Cio-San's aunt
as Imperial Commissioner
as The Registrar
as The Bonze
as Kate Pinkerton
as Cio-Cio-San's child
as Cio-Cio-San's child
as Cio-Cio-San's child
as Ballet soloist
as Ballet soloist
