Madama Butterfly

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Royal Opera House, Covent GardenBow Street, Covent Garden, London, Greater London, WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924)

Libretto by Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa

Performers

The Royal Opera
Andris Nelsons	Conductor
Moshe Leiser	Director
Patrice Caurier	Director
Kristine Opolais	Soprano	Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)
Helene Schneiderman	Mezzo-soprano	Suzuki
James Valenti	Tenor	Pinkerton
Anthony Michaels-Moore	Baritone	Sharpless

Reviews of Madama Butterfly directed by Moshe Leiser

****1

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, March 2024

***11

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, September 2022

***11

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, June 2022

****1

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, March 2017

***11

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, March 2015

****1

Gran Teatre del Liceu: Auditorium, Barcelona, December 2024 (Español)

***11

Gran Teatre del Liceu: Auditorium, Barcelona, January 2019 (Español)

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Madama Butterfly

Intermezzo, 27th June

What makes this otherwise routine revival of Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser’s eight year old production an absolute must-see is the sensational Royal Opera House debut of Kristine Opolais in the title role. She is a statuesque Latvian blonde, barely transformed by her dark wig and geisha makeup.