Madama Butterfly

Resource Information

The work Madama Butterfly represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sno-Isle Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Madama Butterfly

Statement of responsibility

Puccini ; production by Anthony Minghella ; directed by Gary Halvorson ; a Metropolitan Opera production in association with PBS and WNET.ORG

Title variation

Puccini, Madama Butterfly

Contributor

• Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906
• Giordani, Marcello
• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), Orchestra
• Halvorson, Gary
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), Chorus
• Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), Ballet
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Jeong, Christian
• Lietuvos TSR Valstybinis akademinis operos ir baleto teatras
• Kulczak, Edyta
• Levine, Michael, 1961-
• Miller, Keith, (Bass-baritone)
• Barnes, Nick, (Puppet maker)
• Blind Summit Theatre
• Minghella, Anthony
• Mumford, Peter
• Peterson, Dean
• Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924
• Racette, Patricia, 1967-
• Summers, Patrick
• English National Opera
• Croft, Dwayne
• Down, Mark
• Fedderly, Greg, 1961-
• WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
• Feng, Han, 1962-
• Sony Music Entertainment, Inc
• Fleming, Renée
• Sony Classical (Firm)
• Zifchak, Maria
• Choa, Carolyn
• Belasco, David, 1853-1931
• Won, David

Choreographer

• Choa, Carolyn

Conductor

• Summers, Patrick

Director

• Choa, Carolyn
• Blind Summit Theatre
• Halvorson, Gary

Designer

• Mumford, Peter
• Levine, Michael, 1961-
• Feng, Han, 1962-

Host

• Fleming, Renée

Interviewee

• Giordani, Marcello
• Racette, Patricia, 1967-
• Zifchak, Maria

Interviewer

• Fleming, Renée

Librettist

• Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919
• Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906

Puppeteer

• Down, Mark
• Barnes, Nick, (Puppet maker)

Performer

• Miller, Keith, (Bass-baritone)
• Fedderly, Greg, 1961-
• Giordani, Marcello
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), Orchestra
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), Chorus
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), Ballet
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Jeong, Christian
• Zifchak, Maria
• Won, David
• Racette, Patricia, 1967-
• Peterson, Dean
• Croft, Dwayne
• Kulczak, Edyta

Producer

• Minghella, Anthony

Subject

• Nonfiction films
• Operas
• Nonfiction films
• Filmed operas
• Filmed operas
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Operas
• Operas
• Operas

Genre

• Filmed operas
• Operas
• Nonfiction films
• Feature films

Language

• ita
• eng
• fre
• ger
• spa
• ita
• ita

Member of

• Metropolitan Opera HD live

Cataloging source

ZMS

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director and choreographer, Carolyn Choa ; set designer, Michael Levine ; costume designer, Han Feng ; lighting designer, Peter Mumford ; puppetry, Blind Summit Theatre, Mark Down, Nick Barnes

Date time place

Broadcast live in HD transmission at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 7, 2009

Dewey number

782.1

Intended audience

Rating: Not rated

Language note

Sung in Italian; subtitles in English, French, German and Spanish. Hosted portion in English

LC call number

M1500.P977

LC item number

M33 2011

PerformerNote

Patricia Racette (Cio-Cio-San) ; Maria Zifchak (Suzuki) ; Marcello Giordani (B.F. Pinkerton) ; Dwayne Croft (Sharpless) ; Greg Fedderly (Goro) ; Keith Miller (Imperial Commissioner) ; Christian Jeong (The registrar) ; Dean Peterson (Cio-Cio San's uncle) ; David Won (Yamadori) ; Edyta Kulczak (Kate Pinkerton) ; supporting soloists ; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet; Patrick Summers, conductor ; host, Renée Fleming

Runtime

146

Series statement

Metropolitan Opera HD live

Technique

live action