The innocent Butterfly gives her heart, loses her honor, and surrenders her child. This is a sacrifice she cannot survive.
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by L. Illica and G. Giacosa
Production from San Francisco Opera
In Italian with English supertitles
The running time for this production is approximately two hours and 33 minutes including one 20-minute intermission.
In this video:
Catherine Naglestad (Cio-Cio-San), Alexey Dolgov (Lt. Pinkerton, Michael Chioldi (Sharpless), Margaret Thompson (Suzuki).
Purchase tickets online at www.dc-opera.org
Oh man, I bet Catherine is a fantastic Cio- Cio! I love her. I wish I could make it!
johnb340 11 months ago
Good ad!! Makes you want to experience the show....
Randidan 11 months ago
Alexei Dolgov is one of the best Pinkertons out there!
russobasso 11 months ago
Beautiful beautiful.... I just applied to a summer camp at the WNO. I'm definitely hoping to get in. It would be such an experience. :)
heartlandcutie13 1 year ago