Storyline
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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Cast & Crew
Patricia Racette
Cio-Cio-San
Marcello Giordani
Pinkerton
Greg Fedderly
Goro
Maria Zifchak
Suzuki
Dwayne Croft
Sharpless
Laura Fries
Cousin
Linda Mays
Mother
Stephen Paynter
Uncle Yakuside
Jean Braham
Aunt
Keith Miller
Imperial Commissioner
Christian Jeong
The Registrar
Dean Peterson
The Bonze
Frequently Asked Questions
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly was released on March 7, 2009.
The runtime of The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly is 2h 26m.
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly is a Music, Drama movie.
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly has a rating of 9.0 out of 10 on TMDB.
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly was directed by Anthony Minghella.
The main cast of The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly includes Patricia Racette, Marcello Giordani, Greg Fedderly.
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly is originally in IT.