Performer: Teatro di San Carlo

Willy Decker does not try to make the structure of the plot any clearer, mainly concentrating on the deeper meaning of the work. The cast was excellent.

A bland staging: at the end what really emerged was Rossini’s glorious music, its intelligent construction and perfect beauty.

A production apt for audiences who prefer a traditional, intimate staging of the most often performed of all operatic works.

Notwithstanding director Pippo Delbono's narcissistic excesses, his staging confirmed itself as effective and penetrating.

Turkish-Italian director Ferzan Ozpetek stages this new production of Madama Butterfly at Teatro San Carlo in Naples with a fine, penetrating approach.