The American soldier Pinkerton wants to 'marry' the geisha Butterfly (i.e. leave her again after his tour of duty). Butterfly, on the other hand, wants to become an American citizen. Problem: they fall in love for real. In the second act, Pinkerton has disappeared; Butterfly does not want to believe that he is not coming back. But he does come back – with his American wife, so that they can bring Butterfly’s child (who he has fathered) to America. Butterfly kills herself.
Japanese tragedy in three acts by Giacomo Puccini
Running time 2 hours 45 minutes
Premiere 19 Jul 2003
Musical Director: Henrik Nánási
Staging: Annette Jahns
Set Design: Hartmut Schörghofer
Costume Design: Frauke Schernau
Choreography: Carla Börner-Spiewok
Choir: Christof Bauer
Cio-Cio-San: Kyung-Hae Kang
Suzuki: Tichina Vaughn
Pinkerton: Giorgio Berrugi
Kate: Sabine Brohm
Sharpless: Christoph Pohl
Goro: Tom Martinsen
Fürst Yamadori: Ilhun Jung
Onkel Bonze: Peter Lobert
Kommissar: Allen Boxer
Yakusidé: Matthias Beutlich
Mutter: Heike Wiechmann
Tante: Anke Althoff
Kusine: Gundula Rosenkranz
Staatsopernchor
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
Mit freundlicher Unterstützung der Stiftung zur Förderung der Semperoper
