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| Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) | Madama Butterfly | Libretto von Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa |
| Lithuanian National Opera | |||
| Martynas Stakionis | Musikalische Leitung | Apr 10, 11, 15 | |
| Ričardas Šumila | Musikalische Leitung | Apr 16, 17, 18 | |
| Anthony Minghella | Regie | ||
| Michael Levine | Bühnenbild | ||
| Han Feng | Kostüme | ||
| Peter Mumford | Licht | ||
| Lithuanian National Opera Orchestra | |||
| Lithuanian National Opera Chorus | |||
| David Parry | Direktor | ||
| Carolyn Choa | Choreographie | ||
| Viktorija Miškūnaitė | Sopran | Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly) | Apr 10, 15, 17 |
| Gabrielė Bukinė | Sopran | 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 | Bariton | Sharpless | Apr 10, 15, 17 |
| Eugenijus Chrebtovas | Bariton | Sharpless | Apr 11, 16, 18 |
| Jovita Vaškevičiūtė | Mezzosopran | Suzuki | Apr 11, 16, 18 |
| Rafailas Karpis | Tenor | Goro | Apr 10, 15, 17 |
| Mindaugas Jankauskas | Tenor | Goro | Apr 11, 16, 18 |
| Liudas Mikalauskas | Bass | Onkel Bonze | Apr 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
| Arūnas Malikėnas | Bass | Fürst Yamadori | Apr 10, 15, 17 |
| Mindaugas Tomas Miškinis | Bass | Fürst Yamadori | Apr 11, 16, 18 |
| Mindaugas Tomas Miškinis | Bass | Kaiserlicher Kommissar | Apr 18 |
| Evelina Volodkovič | Sopran | Kate Pinkerton | Apr 10, 15, 17 |
| Skirmantė Vaičiūtė | Mezzosopran | Kate Pinkerton | Apr 11, 16, 18 |
| Arminas Skirvainis | Bariton | Kaiserlicher Kommissar | 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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