Intro
Madama Butterfly
Opera by Giacomo Puccini
The young geisha Cio-Cio-San, known as »Butterfly«, forms the emotional heart of Giacomo Puccini’s tragedia giapponese, set in Nagasaki at the beginning of the 20th century. The US-American naval lieutenant Pinkerton marries Cio-Cio-San, intending to divorce her shortly after, a fairly common practice in Japan at the time. He rents a suitable cottage for his stay in the city. For Pinkerton the liaison is just an erotic flirtation. Cio-Cio-San, on the other hand, sees the American not merely as a means to escaping poverty, but as the love of her life ... First performed at Milan’s La Scala in 1904, »Madama Butterfly« still touches our hearts today. We are shaken by the realism with which Puccini depicts the cultural misunderstandings and deadly consequences of this tragic love story. Together with star designer Kenzo Takada, Japanese director Amon Miyamoto offers a unique oriental perspective on this Japanese-American liaison.
Premiere 2. April 2022
Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
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2025
Mar
2025
Dates
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2025
Mar
2025
Info
- 7.30 pm – 10.15 pm
- One intermission after Act 1
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 7 pm – 9.45 pm
- One intermission after Act 1
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 7.30 pm – 10.15 pm
- One intermission after Act 1
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 7 pm – 9.45 pm
- One intermission after Act 1
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 6 pm – 8.45 pm
- One intermission after Act 1
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
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Cast
Cast22. Feb 2025Change
- Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni
- Staging Amon Miyamoto
- Set Design Boris Kudlička
- Kostüm Kenzō Takada
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Bartek Macias
- Bühnenkampf Ginji Kashiwagi
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Johann Casimir Eule
- Cio-Cio-San Marjukka Tepponen
- Suzuki Christa Mayer
- Kate Pinkerton Dominika Škrabalová
- B.F. Pinkerton Tomislav Mužek
- Sharpless Neven Crnić
- Goro Aaron Pegram
- Fürst Yamadori Sebastian Wartig
- Onkel Bonzo Oleksandr Pushniak
- Kaiserlicher Kommissar Gerrit Illenberger
- Pinkertons Sohn Alexander Ritter
- Yakusidé Friedrich Darge, Juan Carlos Navarro
- Standesbeamte Sie Hun Park
- Mutter Cio-Cio-Sans Heike Liebmann, Christiane Neumann
- Tante Rahel Haar
- Cousine Min-Kyoung Kwon, Anna Schubert
Co-production with the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation, Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen, and the San Francisco Opera
Project Partner: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen, Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen, LBBW
Cast27. Feb 2025Change
- Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni
- Staging Amon Miyamoto
- Set Design Boris Kudlička
- Kostüm Kenzō Takada
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Bartek Macias
- Bühnenkampf Ginji Kashiwagi
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Johann Casimir Eule
- Cio-Cio-San Marjukka Tepponen
- Suzuki Christa Mayer
- Kate Pinkerton Dominika Škrabalová
- B.F. Pinkerton Tomislav Mužek
- Sharpless Neven Crnić
- Goro Aaron Pegram
- Fürst Yamadori Sebastian Wartig
- Onkel Bonzo Oleksandr Pushniak
- Kaiserlicher Kommissar Gerrit Illenberger
- Pinkertons Sohn Alexander Ritter
- Yakusidé Friedrich Darge, Juan Carlos Navarro
- Standesbeamte Sie Hun Park
- Mutter Cio-Cio-Sans Heike Liebmann, Christiane Neumann
- Tante Rahel Haar
- Cousine Min-Kyoung Kwon, Anna Schubert
Co-production with the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation, Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen, and the San Francisco Opera
Project Partner: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen, Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen, LBBW
Cast02. Mar 2025Change
- Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni
- Staging Amon Miyamoto
- Set Design Boris Kudlička
- Kostüm Kenzō Takada
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Bartek Macias
- Bühnenkampf Ginji Kashiwagi
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Johann Casimir Eule
- Cio-Cio-San Marjukka Tepponen
- Suzuki Christa Mayer
- Kate Pinkerton Dominika Škrabalová
- B.F. Pinkerton Tomislav Mužek
- Sharpless Neven Crnić
- Goro Aaron Pegram
- Fürst Yamadori Sebastian Wartig
- Onkel Bonzo Oleksandr Pushniak
- Kaiserlicher Kommissar Gerrit Illenberger
- Pinkertons Sohn Alexander Ritter
- Yakusidé Friedrich Darge, Juan Carlos Navarro
- Standesbeamte Sie Hun Park
- Mutter Cio-Cio-Sans Heike Liebmann, Christiane Neumann
- Tante Rahel Haar
- Cousine Min-Kyoung Kwon, Anna Schubert
Co-production with the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation, Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen, and the San Francisco Opera
Project Partner: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen, Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen, LBBW
Cast07. Mar 2025Change
- Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni
- Staging Amon Miyamoto
- Set Design Boris Kudlička
- Kostüm Kenzō Takada
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Bartek Macias
- Bühnenkampf Ginji Kashiwagi
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Johann Casimir Eule
- Cio-Cio-San Marjukka Tepponen
- Suzuki Christa Mayer
- Kate Pinkerton Dominika Škrabalová
- B.F. Pinkerton Tomislav Mužek
- Sharpless Neven Crnić
- Goro Aaron Pegram
- Fürst Yamadori Sebastian Wartig
- Onkel Bonzo Oleksandr Pushniak
- Kaiserlicher Kommissar Gerrit Illenberger
- Pinkertons Sohn Alexander Ritter
- Yakusidé Friedrich Darge, Juan Carlos Navarro
- Standesbeamte Sie Hun Park
- Mutter Cio-Cio-Sans Heike Liebmann, Christiane Neumann
- Tante Rahel Haar
- Cousine Min-Kyoung Kwon, Anna Schubert
Co-production with the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation, Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen, and the San Francisco Opera
Project Partner: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen, Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen, LBBW
Cast16. Mar 2025Change
- Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni
- Staging Amon Miyamoto
- Set Design Boris Kudlička
- Kostüm Kenzō Takada
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Bartek Macias
- Bühnenkampf Ginji Kashiwagi
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Johann Casimir Eule
- Cio-Cio-San Marjukka Tepponen
- Suzuki Christa Mayer
- Kate Pinkerton Dominika Škrabalová
- B.F. Pinkerton Tomislav Mužek
- Sharpless Neven Crnić
- Goro Aaron Pegram
- Fürst Yamadori Sebastian Wartig
- Onkel Bonzo Oleksandr Pushniak
- Kaiserlicher Kommissar Gerrit Illenberger
- Pinkertons Sohn Alexander Ritter
- Yakusidé Friedrich Darge, Juan Carlos Navarro
- Standesbeamte Sie Hun Park
- Mutter Cio-Cio-Sans Heike Liebmann, Christiane Neumann
- Tante Rahel Haar
- Cousine Min-Kyoung Kwon, Anna Schubert
Co-production with the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation, Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen, and the San Francisco Opera
Project Partner: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen, Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen, LBBW
Complete Cast
- Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni
- Staging Amon Miyamoto
- Set Design Boris Kudlička
- Kostüm Kenzō Takada
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Bartek Macias
- Bühnenkampf Ginji Kashiwagi
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Johann Casimir Eule
- Cio-Cio-San Marjukka Tepponen
- Suzuki Christa Mayer
- Kate Pinkerton Dominika Škrabalová
- B.F. Pinkerton Tomislav Mužek
- Sharpless Neven Crnić
- Goro Aaron Pegram
- Fürst Yamadori Sebastian Wartig
- Onkel Bonzo Oleksandr Pushniak
- Kaiserlicher Kommissar Gerrit Illenberger
- Pinkertons Sohn Alexander Ritter
- Yakusidé Friedrich Darge, Juan Carlos Navarro
- Standesbeamte Sie Hun Park
- Mutter Cio-Cio-Sans Heike Liebmann, Christiane Neumann
- Tante Rahel Haar
- Cousine Min-Kyoung Kwon, Anna Schubert