The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly

2009 2h 26m IT

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8.5

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★9.0TMDB · 2★8.5IMDB · 35

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Synopsis

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Anthony Minghella’s stunning production of Puccini’s opera opened the Met’s 2006–07 season and was seen by thousands of people around the world as part of the company’s Live in HD series. Patricia Racette is Cio-Cio-San, the trusting and innocent young geisha of the title, who disastrously falls in love with American Navy lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton (Marcello Giordani), only to be abandoned by him. Maria Zifchak is her loyal servant Suzuki and Dwayne Croft is Sharpless, the sympathetic American consul who does all he can but is unable to avert tragedy. Performance Date Mar 7, 2009

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Patricia Racette
Cio-Cio-San
Marcello Giordani
Pinkerton
Greg Fedderly
Goro
Maria Zifchak
Suzuki
Dwayne Croft
Sharpless
Laura Fries
Cousin
Linda Mays
Mother
Stephen Paynter
Uncle Yakuside

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anthony Minghella
Languages: English, Italian

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Giacomo Puccini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Patricia Racette and Marcello Giordani and Greg Fedderly carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1469946 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Anthony Minghella directs. Giacomo Puccini scores. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

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1Released 17 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Giacomo Puccini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Patricia Racette and Marcello Giordani and Greg Fedderly carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1469946 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.