Cio Cio San – Marina Rebeka
Suzuki – Laura Verrecchia
Kate Pinkerton – Ivana Canovic
B. F. Pinkerton – Luciano Ganci
Sharpless – Nicola Alaimo
Goro – Andrea Galli
Il principe Yamadori – Murat Can Guven
Lo zio Bonzo – Deyan Vatchkov
Lo zio Yakusidé – Luigi Cirillo
Il commissario imperiale – Adriano Gramigni
L’ufficiale del registro – Omar Cepparolli
Madre – Zhao Huan
Zia – Wang Ya
Cugina – Lina Malgeri
Cio Cio San – Elena Stikhina
Suzuki – Laura Verrecchia
Kate Pinkerton – Ivana Canovic
B. F. Pinkerton – Luciano Ganci
Sharpless – Nicola Alaimo
Goro – Andrea Galli
Il principe Yamadori – Murat Can Guvem
Lo zio Bonzo – Deyan Vatchkov
Lo zio Yakusidé – Luigi Cirillo
Il commissario imperiale – Adriano Gramigni
L’ufficiale del registro – Omar Cepparolli
Madre – Maria Cenname
Zia – Marianna Ovchintseva
Cugina – Margherita Rispoli
Cio Cio San – Carmen Giannattasio
Suzuki – Annunziata Vestri
Kate Pinkerton – Ivana Canovic
B. F. Pinkerton – Piero Pretti
Sharpless – Ambrogio Maestri
Goro – Andrea Galli
Il principe Yamadori – Murat Can Guvem
Lo zio Bonzo – Deyan Vatchkov
Lo zio Yakusidé – Luigi Cirillo
Il commissario imperiale – Adriano Gramigni
L’ufficiale del registro – Omar Cepparolli
Madre – Zhao Huan
Zia – Kim Yeseul
Cugina – Teresa Montaquila
Booklet by
Giuseppe Giacosa e Luigi Illica
From the Japanese tragedy of Madame Butterfly by David Belasco and the short story of the same name by John Luther Long
Music by
Giacomo Puccini
Principal conductor and orchestra conductor
Francesco Ivan Ciampa
Direction and set design
Pier Francesco Maestrini
Set Design and Video Projections
Jean Paul Carradori
Lights Valerio Alfieri
Puccini Festival Orchestra and Choir
Choirmaster Marco Faelli
Introduction:
The opera is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Nagasaki, Japan, and deals with themes of love, sacrifice and cultural conflict. The story revolves around Cio-Cio-San, a young geisha, and the American lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton, who marries her in an arranged marriage, but with no intention of taking the bond seriously.
Synopsis:
In the first act, Pinkerton arrives in Nagasaki and marries Cio-Cio-San, promising to return after a short time. Cio-Cio-San, in love and trusting, abandons her former life and devotes herself completely to Pinkerton. However, the lieutenant considers the marriage only a game and does not care about the consequences.
In the second act, Cio-Cio-San anxiously awaits the return of Pinkerton, who has meanwhile returned to America. The young woman is convinced that his love is sincere and that he will return to her. Her faith is tested when she discovers that Pinkerton has married another woman, but she continues to hope.
In the third act, Pinkerton finally returns to Nagasaki, but not to be reunited with Cio-Cio-San. He discovers that she has had a child by him and has been living in anticipation of his return. The situation culminates in a tragic moment in which Cio-Cio-San, overwhelmed by grief and disappointment, makes a dramatic decision.
