2016 | Parallel programmeFestival and Congress Centre – Varna | 06 September, 19.00 - 22.20 (with two intermissions)
METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE FROM NEW YORK
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
by Giacomo Puccini Conductor: Karel Mark Chichon
Production: Anthony Minghella
Director and Choreographer: Carolyn Choa
Set Designer: Michael Levine
Costume Designer: Han Feng
Lighting Designer: Peter Mumford
Puppetry: Blind Summit Theatre
Cast: Kristine Opolais (Cio-Cio-San), Maria Zifchak (Suzuki), Roberto Alagna (Pinkerton), Dwayne Croft (Sharpless)
Beautiful Latvian Kristine Opolais brings her heartbreaking interpretation of the title role in “Madama Butterfly” for the first time, in this critically acclaimed production by the Oscar-rewarded director Anthony Minghella (“The English Patient”) from 2006.
“A gorgeous cinematic spectacle.” The New York Times
