Puccini - Madama Butterfly

Madama Butterfly is, with Bohème, the most loved and staged of Puccini’s works. This Blu-ray production was staged at the 2007 Puccini Festival in Italy’s Torre del Lago, Puccini’s home town. Starring as Cio Cio San is the Russian soprano Elmira Veda. This version is only available as Blu-ray.

Cast

Elmira Veda

Cio Cio San

Annamaria Popescu

Suzuki

Sally Wilson

Kate Pinkerton

Carlo Barricelli

Pinkerton

Luca Salsi

Sharpless

Emanuele Giannino

Goro

Manrico Signorini

Zio Bonzo

Giovanni Guagliardo

Il principe Yamadori / Il commissario imperiale