Opera in Three Acts
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by L. Illica and G. Giacosa
Based on the book by John L. Long and the drama by David Belasco
Performance Information
| Date | Sunday, July 15th, 2012, 14:00 P.M. |
| Venue | The Phoenix Hall (Osaka, Japan) |
| Language | Italian |
PARTICIPANTS
| Emi Okuda | Yukiko Murmann | Kazumasa Ashiya |
北新地芸妓 (“Geisha”)
| ‘清一’ | ‘小牧’ |
CAST
| Madama Butterfly (Cho-Cho-San) | Keiko Kagawa |
| Suzuki, Cho-Cho-San’s servant | Etsuko Miyatake |
| Kate Pinkerton | Yukiko Murmann |
| B. F. Pinkerton, Lieutenant in the United States Navy | Christopher Bengochea |
| Sharpless, United States Consul at Nagasaki | Scott Bearden |
| Goro, a marriage broker | Yoshiaki Shiraishi |
| Prince Yamadori | Kenji Nakai |
| Cho-Cho-San’s Mother | Shizuko Ashiya |
| Trouble, Cho-Cho-San’s child | Hideyuki Ashiya |
Narrator
Takeshi Aoki
Yamaha Electone
Mayumi Ashiya
Producer
Mayumi Ashiya
Production Poster
Photo Album
Photo Credit Kenji Nakai