Event listing: Madama Butterfly | Volksoper Wien | Tue 22 Nov 2011 at 19:00

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Volksoper WienWähringer Str. 78, Vienna, 1090, Austria

Dates/times in Vienna time zone

Programme

Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924)

Libretto by Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa

Performers

Volksoper Wien
Stefan Herheim	Director
Tetsuro Ban	Conductor
Melba Ramos	Soprano	Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)
Alexandra Kloose	Contralto	Suzuki
Jenk Bieck	Tenor	Pinkerton
Morten Frank Larsen	Baritone	Sharpless
Jeffrey Treganza	Tenor	Goro
Mara Mastalir	Soprano	Kate Pinkerton

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