Madama Butterfly

The title character of Madama Butterfly—a young Japanese geisha who clings to the belief that her arrangement with a visiting American naval officer is a loving and permanent marriage—is one of the defining roles in opera. The story triggers ideas about cultural and sexual imperialism for people far removed from the opera house, and film, Broadway, and popular culture in general have riffed endlessly on it. The lyric beauty of Puccini’s score, especially the music for the thoroughly believable lead role, has made Butterfly timeless.

Creative team
Conductor Robin Ticciati
Director & Lighting Designer Stefan Herheim
Designer Philipp Fürhofer
Dramaturg Alexander MeierDörzenbach

Cast includes
Mélisande Christina Gansch
Pelléas John Chest
Golaud Christopher Purves
Arkel Brindley Sherratt
Geneviève Karen Cargill

London Philharmonic Orchestra
The Glyndebourne Chorus