A very human drama: Madama Butterfly at The Royal Opera

Asmik Grigorian (Cio-Cio-San) and Joshua Guerrero (Pinkerton)

Asmik Grigorian (Cio-Cio-San), Ya-Chung Huang (Goro) and Josef Jeongmeen Ahn (Prince Yamadori)

Hongni Wu (Suzuki), Asmik Grigorian (Cio-Cio-San) and Lauri Vasar (Sharpless)

Hongni Wu (Suzuki) and Asmik Grigorian (Cio-Cio-San)

Par David Karlin, 15 mars 2024

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“cast, conductor and orchestra were delivering the full throttle, blistering tragic experience”

Critique faite à Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres, le 14 mars 2024

Puccini, Madama Butterfly

The Royal Opera

Kevin John Edusei, Direction

Moshe Leiser, Mise en scène

Christian Fenouillat, Décors

Agostino Cavalca, Costumes

Christophe Forey, Lumières

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Royal Opera Chorus

Patrice Caurier, Mise en scène

Asmik Grigorian, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)

Joshua Guerrero, Pinkerton

Lauri Vasar, Sharpless

Hongni Wu, Suzuki

Jeremy White, Le Bonze

Ya-Chung Huang, Goro

Josef Jeongmeen Ahn, Prince Yamadori

Veena Akama-Makia, Kate Pinkerton

Two funerals and a bedding at the Linbury Theatre

Eleanor Knight, 1st May

Tales of love and loss as operas by Elena Langer, Charlotte Bray and Elizabeth Maconchy form a varied triple bill in this showcase for The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Artists.

****1

The Turn of the Screw at RBO Linbury: Darkness and denial

Eleanor Knight, 26th March

Natalie Abrahami’s mesmerising new production of Britten’s ghostly tale of sexual abuse is very dark indeed.

*****

A riveting Rigoletto revival at the Royal Opera House

Dominic Lowe, 25th March

Sir Mark Elder celebrates 50 years at Covent Garden by returning to his first opera there in 1976 – Verdi's Rigoletto – in a revival of Oliver Mears' excellent 2021 production.

****1

Siegfried at the RBO: Kosky and Pappano surprise and delight

David Karlin, 17th March

A revelatory orchestral performance and a cast led by Andreas Schager, Christopher Maltman and Elisabeth Strid make this a Siegfried for the record books.

*****

Terfel’s craggy Boris Godunov returns to Covent Garden

Mark Pullinger, 29th January

The second revival of Richard Jones' staging of Mussorgsky's original 1869 version of Boris Godunov once again stars the Welsh knight.

****1

Ermonela Jaho returns in triumph to The Royal Opera’s Traviata

Mark Valencia, 8th January

Richard Eyre’s 32-year-old production is rarely out of The Royal Opera’s repertoire for more than a few months at a time, but this particular revival proves very special.

*****

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

The tragic arc of a very human drama: Madama Butterfly returns to The Royal Opera