Madama Butterfly à Lisbonne, ou le papillon du Tage

By Stéphane Lelièvre, 30 August 2021

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“la poésie, l’exotisme de l’œuvre sont bien respectés”

Reviewed at Jardim do Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon on 27 August 2021

Puccini, Madama Butterfly

Jan Wierzba, Conductor

Olga Roriz, Director

Ana Vaz, Costume Designer

Gi Carvalho, Lighting Designer

Pedro Jardim, Costume Designer

Catarina Molder, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)

Mads Wighus, Pinkerton

Christian Luján, Sharpless

Ana Ferro, Suzuki

Diogo Oliveira, The Bonze, Prince Yamadori

Alberto Sousa, Goro

Ana Rita Coelho, Kate Pinkerton

Ensemble MPMP

Nova Era Vocal Ensemble

João Barros, Choirmaster / chorus director

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Stéphane Lelièvre

Stéphane Lelièvre est maître de conférences en littérature comparée. Il est responsable de l’équipe « Littérature et musique » du Centre de Recherche en Littérature Comparée à la Faculté des Lettres de Sorbonne Universités. Spécialiste des romantismes allemand et français, il s’intéresse d’une manière générale aux liens entre les lettres et la musique, et donc particulièrement à l’opéra.