Organization

Stage director

Jiří Heřman

Lighting designer

Daniel Tesař

Costume designer

Alexandra Grusková

Set designer

Jan Lukášek

Dramaturge

Patricie Částková

Ondřej Hučín

Chorus master

Adolf Melichar

Singer

Tenor

Peter Berger

B.F. Pinkerton

Mezzo-soprano

Jana Sýkorová

Suzuki

Michaela Zajmi

Baritone

Pavol Kubán

Sharpless

Václav Sibera

Goro

Csaba Kotlár

Prince Yamadori

Igor Loškár

Lenka Pavlovič

Kate Pinkerton

Erika Vocelová Jarkovská

Bass

Tomáš Foltýnek

Uncle Yakusidé

Michael Skalický

Soprano

Gabriela Pešinová

The aunt

Eliška Mourečková

The cousin

Petra Břicháčová

Soňa Koczianová

Cio-Cio San's mother

Markéta Frýdová

Libor Novák

The official registrar

Silent

Jan Adam

Sorrow

Choreographer

Lucie Hayashi

Roman Vocel

The imperial commissioner

Conductor

Andriy Yurkevych

Jiří Štrunc

Video designer

Larva Bartoš

Csilla Boross

Cio-Cio-San

Olga Busuioc

Valentyn Dytiuk

Svatopluk Sem

Zdeněk Plech

Uncle Bonze

National Theatre Prague

Others

State Opera Chorus

Orchestra

State Opera Orchestra

Italian

Madama Butterfly -  (Madame Butterfly)

Prague

Czech Republic

Státní Opera Praha (The State Opera)

Madama Butterfly Puccini

Public

Madame Butterfly

Saurav Kumar

Czech

English

Approved

„Butterfly“ je bezesporu jednou z divácky nejúspěšnějších a zároveň umělecky nejcennějších oper všech dob. Z Pucciniho děl má přitom snad tu nejjednodušší, v...

The opera is named after the renowned short story Madame Butterfly by the American lawyer and author John Luther Long, which served as the basis for a drama by the New York impresario and playwright David Belasco, which in turn directly inspired Puccini to compose his celebrated opera.

In Madama Butterfly, Puccini eschewed intricate action and boisterous dramatic events, opting instead for an intimate story and highlighting the psychology of the characters, fleshing out by his music the tiniest details, oscillations and extreme emotional surges. The contrast between the Japanese and “Western” mentality is also aptly rendered by means of many a time surprisingly modified quotations of the US national anthem, as well as a forcible depiction of the local colour of Japan. This facet is captured in Jiří Heřman’s production, which authentically represents the Japanese culture and its traditional customs. The stage director tells the well-known story in a non-traditional way – through the eyes of Cio-Cio San’s grown-up son, who traces his past in Nagasaki.

NOTE: Tobacco products are featured in the performance.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble