Schöner sterben: Madama Butterfly an der Wiener Staatsoper

Madama Butterfly

By Snapdragon, 07 November 2024

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Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 4 November 2024

Puccini, Madama Butterfly

Vienna State Opera

Giampaolo Bisanti, Conductor

Anthony Minghella, Director

Michael Levine, Set Designer

Han Feng, Costume Designer

Peter Mumford, Lighting Designer

Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Marina Rebeka, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)

Daria Sushkova, Suzuki

Joshua Guerrero, Pinkerton

Stefan Astakhov, Sharpless

Anita Monserrat, Kate Pinkerton

Matthäus Schmidlechner, Goro

Alexander Ilvakhin, Prince Yamadori

Ivo Stanchev, The Bonze

Andrei Maksimov, The Imperial Commissioner

Carolyn Choa, Choreography

Blind Summit Theatre, Puppeteer

Mark Down, Puppeteer

Nick Barnes, Puppeteer

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Snapdragon

Snapdragon is an experienced concert- and opera-goer in Vienna and other music metropoles. Musical emphases include opera (especially Baroque opera) and piano music. As an Austrian native, Snapdragon can’t resist an operetta every now and then.