Madama Butterfly (Arena di Verona)

Plot

Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly comes to life on stage in a 2004 production captured live at the Arena di Verdona and directed for the stage by Franco Zeffirelli. Daniel Oren conducts the Orchestra dell'Arena di Verona, and Fiorenza Cedolins, Francesca Franci, and Mina Blum star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Cast

• Fiorenza Cedolins - Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)

Juan Pons - Sharpless; Carlo Striuli - Lo zio Bonzo; Marcello Giordani - B.F. Pinkerton; Angelo Nardinocchi; Carlo Bosi - Goro; Francesca Franci - Suzuki; Mina Blum - Kate Pinkerton; Alessandro Battiato - Yamadori; Giovanni Scordino; Veronica Simeoni; Maria Letizia Grosselli

Credit

Michiko Taguchi - Choreography, Daniel Oren - Conductor, Emi Wada - Costume Designer, George Blume - Director, Paolo Pastore - Editor, Cesare Bonamico - Executive Producer, Paolo Mazzon - Lighting, Giacomo Puccini - Composer (Music Score), Franco A. Ferrari - Cinematographer, Franco Zeffirelli - Set Designer, Giuseppe Giacosa - Libretto, Luigi Illica - Libretto, Giacomo Puccini - From Opera by, Marco Faelli - Chorus Master, Franco Zeffirelli - Stage Director

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