Organization

Bregenz Festival

Bass-baritone (+3)

Matthias Hoffmann

The imperial commissioner

Set designer

Set designer (+3)

Michael Levine

Stage director

Stage director (+2)

Andreas Homoki

Costume designer

Antony McDonald

Lighting designer

Lighting designer (+3)

Franck Evin

Video

Video (+2)

Luke Halls

Choreographer

Lucy Burge

Chorusmaster

Chorusmaster (+2)

Lukáš Vasilek

Conductor (+2)

Benjamin Lack

Sound designer

Alwin Bösch

Clemens Wannemacher

Chorus

Choir of the Bregenz Festival

Prager Philharmonischer chorus

Orchestra

Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Seebühne

Soprano (+2)

Hamida Kristoffersen

Kate Pinkerton

Tenor (+1)

Taylan Reinhard

Goro

Tenor (+3)

Omer Kobiljak

Prince Yamadori

Patrik Reiter

Bass (+4)

Levente Páll

Uncle Bonze

Stanislav Vorobyov

Conductor

Enrique Mazzola

Conductor (+1)

Yi-Chen Lin

Soprano (+1)

Sabine Winter

Tenor (+4)

Spencer Lang

Łukasz Załęski

B.F. Pinkerton

Elena Guseva

Cio-Cio-San

Anna Princeva

Mezzo-soprano (+2)

Fleuranne Brockway

Suzuki

Baritone (+2)

Domen Križaj

Sharpless

Yngve Søberg

Silent

Julian Ringer

Sorrow

Riku Seewald

Soprano

Barno Ismatullaeva

Mezzo-soprano (+3)

Aytaj Shikhalizada

Mezzo-soprano (+4)

Annalisa Stroppa

Tenor

Otar Jorjikia

Baritone (+3)

Brett Polegato

Aurel Boss

Denys Pivnitskyi

The Japanese geisha Cio-Cio-San, called Butterfly, revels in happiness when the US-American lieutenant Pinkerton marries her. Their love culminates in an enchanting duet. Soon after, however, a ship takes the soldier back home. 

It is a clash of worlds and values: While Pinkerton feels free and marries an US-American woman back home, Butterfly, full of love, hope and longing, waits for his return for three long years – together with their child. Singing her famous aria “Un bel dì vedremo”, she imagines the day she and her beloved husband will be reunited. Then, however, Pinkerton returns with his US-American wife and Cio-Cio-San makes an irrevocable decision. 

As one of the most played operas today, Giacomo Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly returns to the Seebühne for another summer. With a fine Japanese-looking piece of paper, stage designer Michael Levine created a magical platform on Lake Constance for Cio-Cio-San’s touching story. Andreas Homoki, artistic director at the Zurich Opera House, uses atmospheric video projections and Antony McDonald’s colourful costumes to stage this heartbreaking opera in the beautiful lakeside scenery. Conductor Enrique Mazzola returns as musical director.

Iodáilis

Madama Butterfly -  (Madame Butterfly)

Bregenz

Austria

Madama Butterfly Puccini

Staged

Opera

Madame Butterfly

Gearmáinis

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