Puccini ohne Pathos: Madama Butterfly in Wien

By Isabella Steppan, 14 September 2020

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Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 13 September 2020

Puccini, Madama Butterfly

Vienna State Opera

Philippe Jordan, Conductor

Anthony Minghella, Director

Michael Levine, Set Designer

Han Feng, Costume Designer

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

Freddie De Tommaso, Pinkerton

Boris Pinkhasovich, Sharpless

Virginie Verrez, Suzuki

Andrea Giovannini, Goro

Patricia Nolz, Kate Pinkerton

Stefan Astakhov, Prince Yamadori

Michael Arivony, The Imperial Commissioner

Carolyn Choa, Choreography

Peter Mumford, Director

Blind Summit Theatre, Puppeteer

Hsin-Ping Chang, Dancer

Tom Yang, Dancer

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

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Isabella Steppan

Isabella lebt in Graz und unterrichtet Deutsch und Philosophie/Psychologie. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie am liebsten in der Oper, in klassischen Konzerten oder im Theater. Ihr Herz schlägt besonders für die Oper des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und die Operette. Als @operafangirl ist sie auf Twitter aktiv.