Madama Butterfly
The most gorgeous heartbreak you've ever heard.
- Played
- November 1–7, 2025
- Runtime
- 3h
- Season
- 2025–26
- Production Website
- www.calgaryopera.com
Placed in post-Atomic bomb Nagasaki, Puccini's masterful tragedy is set against the true stories of Japanese war brides.
Cast
- Cio-Cio-San Yasko Sato
- Pinkerton Matthew White
- Suzuki Nina Yoshida Nelsen
- Sharpless Phillip Addis
- Goro Julius Ahn
- Sorrow Nela Pilecki
- Uncle Bonze Stephano Park
- Yamadori Luka Kawabata
- Imperial Commissioner Luka Kawabata
- Kate Pinkerton Alessia Vitali
- Kate Pinkerton Kelsey Ronn
- Registrar Luke Noftall
- Yakusidé George Theodorakopoulos
- Cio-Cio-San’s Mother Maria Milenic
- Cio-Cio-San’s Aunt Kelsey Ronn
- Cio-Cio-San’s Cousin Katelyn Bird
Creative Team
- Composer Giacomo Puccini
- Librettist Luigi Illica
- Librettist Giuseppe Giacosa
- Conductor Jonathan Brandani
- Stage Director Mo Zhou
- Set Designer Chika Shimizu
- Lighting Designer Marie Yokoyama
- Assistant to the Lighting Designer Cassie Holmes
- Intimacy Director Anastasia St. Amand
- Original Production Costume Designer Kathleen Trott
- Costume Designer Mariko Ohigashi
- Chorus Director Mark Morash
- Head Coach Emily Hamper
- Répétiteur Evan Mounce
- Chorus Répétiteur Jack Olszewski
- Stage Manager Shelby-Jai Flick
- Assistant Stage Manager Kate Pallesen
- Assistant Stage Manager Jennifer Yeung
- Projected English Titles Sarah Jane Pelzer
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