Seating chartSummary
Puccini once said that it was the most sincere and expressive work he had ever written. Beyond the conflict between two civilizations, Madama Butterfly is an ode to love and to women. For this stunning production, two women also play the key roles of orchestral conductor and stage director.
Nagasaki, beginning of the 20th century: Cio-Cio San chooses to renounce her country’s traditions and her family’s beliefs to give her whole heart to the love of her life, an American lieutenant. She never imagined for one moment that the passion that consumes her would plunge her into the depths of loneliness and hopeless despair.
PREOPERA
To all ticket holders: a free pre-concert presentation will take place one hour before each performance at the Piano Nobile in Place des Arts.
Moderator: Pierre Vachon, musicologist
Composer
Giacomo Puccini >
Puccini is the most popular Italian opera composer after Verdi. Born to a long line of composers and organists, he lost his father at the age of five. His musical training was taken over by his uncle, and at 16, he entered the Istituto Musicale Pacini, where he composed his first works.
Cast
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Cio-Cio-San
Joyce El-Khoury
Canada
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Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton
Matthew White
États-Unis
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Sharpless
Hugo Laporte
Canada
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Suzuki
Lauren Segal
Canada
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Kate Pinkerton
Martina Myskohlid
Canada
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Goro
Éric Thériault
Canada
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The Bonze
Matthew Treviño
États-Unis
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Yamadori / The Official Registrar
Geoffrey Schellenberg
United States
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The Imperial Commissioner
Matthew Li
Canada
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The Mother
Sydney Frodsham
United States
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The Aunt
Meghan Fleet
Canada
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The Cousin
Marie-Claire Drolet
Canada
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The Uncle
Mikelis Rogers
Latvian-Canadian
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Conductor
Pedro Halffter
Spain
LIGHTING Anne-Catherine Simard Desrape • VIDEO Nicholas Chimienti • SETS Opéra de Montréal • COSTUMES Opéra de Montréal • PRODUCTION Opéra de Montréal
Orchestre Métropolitain • Chœur de l’Opéra de Montréal