Anthony Minghella’s beautiful, atmospheric production enhances Puccini’s drama of unfortunate, doomed love. Soprano Kristine Opolais brings all of her passionate commitment to her portrayal of Cio-Cio-San, the teenage geisha who gives up everything for Lt. Pinkerton. Roberto Alagna is the American naval officer who does not understand the depth of Cio-Cio-San’s love, and whose subsequent marriage to an American woman precipitates Butterfly’s suicide. Maria Zifchak is Suzuki, Cio-Cio-San’s faithful servant, and Dwayne Croft plays the American consul Sharpless, who tries to avert the tragedy. Karel Mark Chichon conducts.
Roberto Alagna
as Lt. B. F. Pinkerton
Kristine Opolais
as Cio-Cio-San
Maria Zifchak
as Suzuki
Dwayne Croft
as Sharpless
Deborah Voigt
as Self - Host
Tony Stevenson
as Goro
Patricia Steiner
as Cio-Cio-San's cousin
Belinda Oswald
as Cio-Cio-San's mother
Craig Montgomery
as Uncle Yakuside
Jean Braham
as Cio-Cio-San's aunt
David Crawford
as Imperial Commissioner
Juhwan Lee
as The Registrar
