
Plot
The story of Cio-Cio-San, called Butterfly, a young Nagasaki geisha who, abandoned by her American lover after giving birth to their son, ultimately kills herself, continues to impress audiences today. In this outstandingly authentic and elegant production from the Sferisterio Opera Festival, Puccini's highly emotional music is expertly delivered. The superior cast is headed by Raffaella Angeletti, "certainly one of the best Butterflies of our time" (ForumOpera.com), who has performed this role in many Italian theatres, as well as in Madrid and at the Vienna Staatsoper.
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Cast

Raffaella Angeletti
Cio-Cio-San (Butterfly)

Annunziata Vestri
Suzuki

Massimiliano Pisapia
B.F. Pinkerton

Claudio Sgura
Sharpless

Thomas Morris
Goro

Nicole Brandolino
Kate Pinkerton

Enrico Cossutta
Il principe Yamadori

Enrico Iori
Il Bonzo