Madame Butterfly
Presented by The NBR New Zealand Opera
One of the most popular of all operas, featuring the famous ‘Humming Chorus’ and ‘One Fine Day’, Puccini’s Madame Butterfly is an exquisite tale of longing and betrayal set in the Japanese city of Nagasaki around the turn of last century.
This new production stars Australian soprano Antoinette Halloran (Mimi in 2008’s La Bohème) as Butterfly with Italian tenor Piero Pretti as Pinkerton, Wellington mezzo soprano and current Freemasons Dame Malvina Major Emerging Artist Bianca Andrew as Kate Pinkerton and English baritone Peter Savidge as Sharpless.
Cast__Antoinette Halloran Cio-Cio San; Piero Pretti Pinkerton; Peter Savidge Sharpless; Lucy Schaufer Suzuki; James Rodgers Goro; Richard Green The Bonze; Bianca Andrew Kate Pinkerton; Edward Laurenson The Imperial Commissioner; Kieran Rayner The Official Registrar.
Creative Team__Tobias Ringborg Conductor; Kate Cherry Director; Christina Smith Production Designer; Matt Scott Lighting Designer.
Accompanied by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Featuring the Chapman Tripp Opera Chorus. Sung in Italian with English surtitles.
DATES:
18, 20, 24, 26 April 7.30pm
28 April 2.30pm
