| Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) | Madama Butterfly | Libretto by Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa |
| Gran Teatre del Liceu | |||
| Giampaolo Bisanti | Conductor | ||
| Moshe Leiser | Director | ||
| Patrice Caurier | Director | ||
| Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu | |||
| Coro del Gran Teatre del Liceu | |||
| Lianna Haroutounian | Soprano | Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly) | 2019 Jan 12, 15, 19, 21, 28 |
| Ainhoa Arteta | Soprano | Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly) | 2019 Jan 13, 16, 20, 22, 29 |
| Maria Teresa Leva | Soprano | Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly) | 2019 Jan 13, 16 |
| Jorge de Léon | Tenor | Pinkerton | 2019 Jan 12, 13, 15, 19, 21, 28 |
| Ramë Lahaj | Tenor | Pinkerton | 2019 Jan 16, 20, 22, 29 |
| Damián del Castillo | Baritone | Sharpless | 2019 Jan 12, 15, 19, 21, 28 |
| Gabriel Bermúdez | Baritone | Sharpless | 2019 Jan 13, 16, 20, 22, 29 |
| Ana Ibarra | Soprano | Suzuki | 2019 Jan 12, 15, 19, 21, 28 |
| Justina Gringytė | Mezzo-soprano | Suzuki | 2019 Jan 13, 16, 20, 22, 29 |
| Antonio Di Matteo | Bass | The Bonze | |
| Isaac Galán | Bass | Prince Yamadori | |
| Christophe Mortagne | Tenor | Goro | 2019 Jan 12, 15, 19, 21, 28 |
| Moisés Marín | Tenor | Goro | 2019 Jan 13, 16, 20, 22, 29 |
| Mercedes Gancedo | Mezzo-soprano | Kate Pinkerton |
“Whoever cannot live with honour must die with honour”, sings Cio-Cio-san before she commits ritual suicide. Madama Butterfly, one of the best-loved operas of the Italian Verismo movement, now returns to the Liceu in the successful production by Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier.
The drama of Cio-Cio-san, the Japanese geisha whose pride and honour are wounded by the American lieutenant Pinkerton, is an enduring favourite among opera fans. The show focusses on the inner drama of Puccini's protagonists, while the highly sensitive visual effects are in perfect harmony with the spirit of the score.
The acclaimed Armenian soprano Lianna Haroutourian will be making her Liceu debut in this production, while Basque soprano Ainhoa Arteta, now at her personal and vocal peak, will be singing Cio-Cio-san for the first time.
Reviews of Madama Butterfly directed by Moshe Leiser
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, June 2011
Gran Teatre del Liceu: Auditorium, Barcelona, December 2024 (Español)