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Japanese tragedy in three acts after David Belasco , based on a short novel by John Luther Long , libretto by GGiuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica .
Madama Butterfly, a fifteen-year-old geisha, has renounced her family and Japanese traditions for the love of and American naval officer who abandons her. Giacomo Puccini used this classic theme of a woman seduced and abandoned to create an opera with lush orchestration and burning lyricism. Premiered in 1904 at La Scala Milan, his score, full of oriental colours, vividly conveys the contrast between Lieutenant Pinkerton's brutality and the vulnerability of Butterfly, who is as fragile as a butterfly's wings. For Robert Wilson, this Japanese tragedy proves the ideal environment in which to display his signature formalism. Far from the traditional fans and cherry branches, the director uses stylised acting and a stripped-down space to allow the melodic lines to blossom in all their purity.
Madame Butterfly: Eleonora Buratto Suzuki: Aude Extrémo B.F.Pinkerton: Stefan Pop
Conductor: Speranza Scappucci Stage, set and lighting design: Robert Wilson Costume design: Frida Parmeggiani Choreographer: Suzushi Hanayagi
Italian
English
Production compagny : François Roussillon & associés
Coproduction compagny : Opera national de Paris -
Running Time : 145'
Production Year : 2024
Distribution compagny : Telmondis Distribution