Royal Opera Encore Screening: Madama Butterfly

Sung in Italian with English subtitles

Music: Giacomo Puccini
Conductor: Kevin John Edusei
Directors: Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier
Set Designer: Christian Fenouillat
Costume Designer: Agostino Cavalca
Lighting Designer: Christophe Forey

Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House a co-production with Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona

When the young geisha, Cio-Cio-San, marries American Naval Officer Pinkerton, she believes she is entering a real, binding marriage for life. Forsaking her religion and community, she learns all too late that for Pinkerton, their marriage is merely an illusion -
with tragic consequences. With a score that includes Butterfly’s aria, 'Un bel dì, vedremo' (‘One fine day’) and the Humming Chorus, Giacomo Puccini’s opera is entrancing and ultimately heart-breaking. Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s exquisite production takes inspiration from 19th-century European images of Japan. Asmik Grigorian performs the role of Cio-Cio-San, with Kevin John Edusei conducting.

Estimated run time: 3 hours 15 minutes (including an interval)


Tickets: £19 | Concessions: £16 | Friends: £15