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Visually splendid telling of Puccini's Madama Butterfly in Hong Kong

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Reviewed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Grand Theatre, Hong Kong on 6 October 2021
Puccini, Madama Butterfly
Opera Hong Kong
Yves Abel, Conductor
Pier Francesco Maestrini, Director
Nicolás Boni, Set Designer
Luca Dall'Alpi, Costume Designer
Bruno Ciulli, Lighting Designer
Sae-Kyung Rim, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)
Mykhailo Malafii, Pinkerton
Marcin Bronikowski, Sharpless
Yayoi Toriki, Suzuki
Chen Yong, Goro
Sammy Chien, Prince Yamadori
Apollo Wong, The Bonze
Michelle Lange, Kate Pinkerton
Opera Hong Kong Chorus
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