Madama Butterfly
Music Giacomo Puccini
Opera in three acts
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
after John Luther Long and David Belasco
Terme di Caracalla, July 6, 2015
CONDUCTOR Yves Abel
DIRECTOR Àlex Ollé (La Fura dels Baus)
CHORUS MASTER Roberto Gabbiani
SET DESIGNER Alfons Flores
COSTUME DESIGNER Lluc Castells
LIGHTING DESIGNER Marco Filibeck
VIDEO Franc Aleu
CAST
Madama Butterfly (Cio- Cio-San) Asmik Grigorian
Suzuki Anna Malavasi
Kate Pinkerton Anastasia Boldyreva
B. F. Pinkerton Angelo Villari
Sharpless Alessio Arduini
Goro Saverio Fiore
Prince Yamadori Andrea Porta
The Bonze Fabrizio Beggi
The Imperial Commissioner Federico Benetti
Cio-Cio-San’s mother Silvia Pasini
The cousin Cristina Tarantino
The Official Registrar Leo Paul Chiarot
TEATRO DELL’OPERA DI ROMA ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS
New production in collaboration with Opera Australia / Sydney Opera House