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Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Terezija Kusanović

Suzuki

Barbara Sumić

Tenor

Mikheil Sheshaberidze

B.F. Pinkerton

Baritone

Ljubomir Puškarić

Sharpless

Vinko Maroević

Goro

Miroslav Ljubičić

Špiro Boban

Prince Yamadori

Jure Mirošević

Bass

Božo Župić

Uncle Bonze

Marijo Krnić

Marko Lasić

Uncle Yakusidé

Mate Akrap

The imperial commissioner

Kate Pinkerton

Bjanka Ivas

Conductor

Gianluca Martinenghi

Stage director

Dražen Siriščević

Set designer

Slaven Raos

Costume designer

Juraj Zigman

Lighting designer

Srđan Barbarić

Choreographer

Yuki Nakashima

Chorus master

Ana Šabašov

Soprano

Cristina Park

Cio-Cio-San

Valentina Fijačko

Sandra Plamenac

Gianna Fratta

HNK Split

Madama Butterfly -  (Madame Butterfly)

Split

Croatia

Madama Butterfly Puccini

Public

Madame Butterfly

Approved

Giacomo Puccini, a famous author of Manon Lescaut (1893), La bohème (1896) and Tosca (1900), had no reason at all to doubt that Madama Butterfly premiered at La Scala in Milan in 1904 would be just another triumph. Nevertheless, it was a disastrous première only to witness well-deserved ovations at its second première at Brescia after Puccini revised it into a three act opera. He was completely sure that audience and critics’ expectations were important but that they were in no direct relation with the opera content or its modernity and even less with the strength of its artistic expression. Puccini mostly relied on opera’s musical atmosphere and his sense was impeccable as he was sure that it was the right and most direct way into audiences’ hearts. Split audiences’ hearts have been waiting for Puccini’s heroine ever since 1985 when it was conducted by Vjekoslav Šutej and directed by Jakša Zlodre.

English

Madame Butterfly by Puccini, From (2015/2015), Directed by Dražen Siriščević,, Conductor Gianluca Martinenghi, Gianna Fratta, HNK, Split, Croatia

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