Organization

Stage director

Stage director (+3)

Moshe Leiser

Stage director (+4)

Patrice Caurier

Costume designer

Costume designer (+1)

Agostino Cavalca

Set designer

Set designer (+1)

Christian Fenouillat

Baritone (+2)

Josef Jeongmeen Ahn

Prince Yamadori

Mezzo-soprano (+2)

Gabrielė Kupšytė

Kate Pinkerton

Conductor

Conductor (+1)

Kevin John Edusei

Bass-baritone (+5)

Jeremy White

Uncle Bonze

Gran Teatre del Liceu

Royal Ballet and Opera

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Chorus

Royal Opera Chorus

Revival Stage Director

Cecilia Stinton

Royal Opera House

Lighting designer

Christophe Forey

Tenor (+6)

Ya-Chung Huang

Goro

Bass-baritone (+3)

Lauri Vasar

Sharpless

Baritone (+4)

Romanas Kudriašovas

The imperial commissioner

Soprano

Hrachuhí Bassénz

Cio-Cio-San

Enkelejda Shkoza

Suzuki

Soprano (+2)

Asmik Grigorian

Tenor (+2)

SeokJong Baek

B.F. Pinkerton

Andrè Schuen

Mezzo-soprano (+4)

Hongni Wu

Tenor (+3)

Colin Judson

Tenor

Joshua Guerrero

Puccini’s devastating tragedy about a young geisha who falls in love with an American naval officer.

When the young geisha, Cio-Cio-San, marries American Naval Officer Pinkerton, she believes she is entering a real, binding marriage for life. Forsaking her religion and community, she learns all too late that for Pinkerton, their marriage is merely an illusion – with tragic consequences.

With a score that includes Butterfly’s aria, 'Un bel dì, vedremo' (‘One fine day’) and the Humming Chorus, Giacomo Puccini’s opera is entrancing and ultimately heart-breaking. Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s exquisite production takes inspiration from 19th-century European images of Japan.

Asmik Grigorian and Hrachuhí Bassénz share the role of Cio-Cio-San, with Kevin John Edusei conducting.

Italian