March 07

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: MADAMA BUTTERFLY

GIACOMO PUCCINI

2008-2009 HD OPERA SEASON

MARCH  7, 2009 @ 1:00 PM

RUN TIME: 4 HRS 10 MIN

Patricia Racette sings the title role in Anthony Minghella’s stunning production, a new classic of the Met repertory, opposite Marcello Giordani.

Text courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera website:  http://www.metopera.org

Conductor: Patrick Summers

Production: Anthony Minghella

Cast: Patricia Racette, Marcello Giordani, Roberto Alagna

CAST SHEET & SYNOPSIS: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metupload/hd/madamabutterfly.pdf

VIDEO:  Courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera

PHOTOS: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San and Marcello Giordani as Pinkerton in Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San and Marcello Giordani as Pinkerton in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.”  Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera.

Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.”
Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera.

Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San with Cio-Cio San’s child (Blind Summit Theatre) in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.”  Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San with Cio-Cio San’s child (Blind Summit Theatre) in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.”
Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Marcello Giordani as Pinkerton and Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San in Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Marcello Giordani as Pinkerton and Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San in Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.”
Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San with Cio-Cio San’s child (Blind Summit Theatre) in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.”  Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San with Cio-Cio San’s child (Blind Summit Theatre) in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.”
Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San in Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.”
Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

A scene from Puccini's "Madama Butterfly," with Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San.  Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

A scene from Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly,” with Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San.
Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera