| Friday 10 April 2026 | 18:30 |
| Saturday 11 April 2026 | 18:30 |
| Wednesday 15 April 2026 | 18:30 |
| Thursday 16 April 2026 | 18:30 |
| Friday 17 April 2026 | 18:30 |
| Saturday 18 April 2026 | 18:30 |
| Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) | Madama Butterfly | Libretto by Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa |
| Lithuanian National Opera | |||
| Martynas Stakionis | Conductor | Apr 10, 11, 15 | |
| Ričardas Šumila | Conductor | Apr 16, 17, 18 | |
| Anthony Minghella | Director | ||
| Michael Levine | Set Designer | ||
| Han Feng | Costume Designer | ||
| Peter Mumford | Lighting Designer | ||
| Lithuanian National Opera Orchestra | |||
| Lithuanian National Opera Chorus | |||
| David Parry | Director | ||
| Carolyn Choa | Choreography | ||
| Viktorija Miškūnaitė | Soprano | Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly) | Apr 10, 15, 17 |
| Gabrielė Bukinė | Soprano | Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly) | Apr 11, 16, 18 |
| Tomas Pavilionis | Tenor | Pinkerton | Apr 10, 15, 17 |
| Karolis Kašiuba | Tenor | Pinkerton | Apr 11, 16, 18 |
| Steponas Zonys | Baritone | Sharpless | Apr 10, 15, 17 |
| Eugenijus Chrebtovas | Baritone | Sharpless | Apr 11, 16, 18 |
| Jovita Vaškevičiūtė | Mezzo-soprano | Suzuki | Apr 11, 16, 18 |
| Rafailas Karpis | Tenor | Goro | Apr 10, 15, 17 |
| Mindaugas Jankauskas | Tenor | Goro | Apr 11, 16, 18 |
| Liudas Mikalauskas | Bass | The Bonze | Apr 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
| Arūnas Malikėnas | Bass | Prince Yamadori | Apr 10, 15, 17 |
| Mindaugas Tomas Miškinis | Bass | Prince Yamadori | Apr 11, 16, 18 |
| Mindaugas Tomas Miškinis | Bass | The Imperial Commissioner | Apr 18 |
| Evelina Volodkovič | Soprano | Kate Pinkerton | Apr 10, 15, 17 |
| Skirmantė Vaičiūtė | Mezzo-soprano | Kate Pinkerton | Apr 11, 16, 18 |
| Arminas Skirvainis | Baritone | The Imperial Commissioner | Apr 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
This is just a fraction of the immense critical response that the new production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly drew after its opening performances at the English National Opera in early November. Anthony Minghella, the Oscar-winning film director renowned for his films, The English Patient, The Talented Mr Ripley and Cold Mountain, has made a stunning debut in the opera arena. 'Collectively, we [the creative team] have always admired the austerity of Japanese staging and how incredible precision is used to achieve great beauty. Our challenge is to create transparency through unadorned yet beautiful series of images. We don't want to interfere with the composer's intentions, rather expose them in a moving evening of music. It's a wonderful opportunity,' said Anthony Minghella before the premiere. In collaboration with his creative team he seems to have used the opportunity to the full. This Madama Butterfly was recognized as the Best Opera Production in the Laurence Olivier Awards 2006.
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