Name: Madama Butterfly
Start: 2025-03-25
End: 2025-03-25
Location: Benedum Center

Admin

Pittsburgh Opera

Cincinnati Opera

Detroit Opera

Utah Opera

Conductor

Antony Walker

Stage director

Matthew Ozawa

Revival Stage Director

Melanie Bacaling

Assistant Conductor

Glenn Lewis

Chorus master

Mark Trawka

Pianist

James Lesniak

Singer

Soprano

Karah Son

Cio-Cio-San

Mezzo-soprano

Nozomi Kato

Suzuki

Tenor

Eric Taylor

B.F. Pinkerton

Baritone

Nmon Ford

Sharpless

Julius Ahn

Goro

Audrey Welsh

Kate Pinkerton

Orchestra

Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra

Others

Pittsburgh Opera Chorus

Italian

Madama Butterfly -  (Madame Butterfly)

Pittsburgh

United States

Benedum Center

Madama Butterfly Puccini

Public

Private

Madame Butterfly

Saurav Kumar

English

Approved

His escape is her cage.

In this groundbreaking new production created by an all-Japanese and Japanese American creative team, Madama Butterfly’s story is transported to a fantastical realm where reality and dreams intersect.

Pinkerton puts on a VR headset and transports us into a vibrant virtual reality playground where he has ultimate control. As his avatar, a U.S. Navy Lieutenant, he can seduce and marry his fantasy girl and abandon her just as easily. But to Cio-Cio San, this is no game and the love and betrayal she feels is all too real.

Enveloped in Puccini’s stunning music, this visually beautiful production is the perfect match. Pittsburgh Opera is proud to partner with Cincinnati Opera, Detroit Opera, and Utah Opera to co-produce this reinvention of Puccini’s classic, uncovering new and resonant meaning for all audiences to enjoy.

Madame Butterfly by Puccini, Tue 25 Mar 2025, From (2025/2025), Directed by Matthew Ozawa,, Conductor Antony Walker, Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, United States

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