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The opera Madama Butterfly is one of the most popular operas by the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. The libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica is based on the 1898 short story Madame Butterfly by John Luther Long and the tragedy Madame Butterfly.
The Package
Music trip to Naples for 3 days / 2 nights with a performance at the Teatro San Carlo Naples. The San Carlo Theater was built in 1737 and is the oldest opera house in the world. The Italian opera temple San Carlo is a symbol of the city of Naples. Enjoy our music package with a magnificent performance and an exclusive leisure program in Naples. You can select between the essential package and add individual services that we offer with the superior program.
The highlight is an opera or ballet at the famous Teatro San Carlo.
Choose a date for the opera Madama Butterfly at the Teatro San Carlo Naples. The travel package includes a premium ticket and accommodation for your music trip to Italy.
If you prefer a package with quintessentially Italian moments, you can add on a private guided tour of the historic center of Naples exclusively for you and your fellow travelers. In addition, an Italian aperitif in a famous artists’ café near the opera house with small specialties from the region and a Neapolitan dinner.
This service package is available for solo travelers, couples, and groups. During your trip to Italy, you will receive our telephone support.
The Story of Madama Butterfly
The story of Madame Butterfly takes place around the turn of the century in Japan, near Nagasaki. Butterfly is the geisha of an American naval officer who marries Butterfly. Butterfly is rejected by her family and her husband left her shortly after the wedding. When he comes back, he brings his new wife from America and wants to take Butterfly’s son with him. Madame Butterfly stabs herself with her father’s dagger.
The opera Madama Butterfly was first performed at La Scala in Milan in 1904, at that time in two acts. In 1904 the opera was rewritten into three acts. The opera Madama Butterfly is a feature of every opera house and will be performed at the Arena di Verona during the 2023 Summer Festival.
The Artists
Conductor • Dan Ettinger
Stage direction • Ferzan Özpetek
Set designer • Sergio Tramonti
Set designer co-worker • Sandra Viktoria Mueller
Costumes designer • Alessandro Lai
Lighting designer • Pasquale Mari
Cast
Madama Butterfly • Ailyn Perez (12, 17, 24, 27) / Valeria Sepe (15, 20, 26, 28)
Pinkerton • Saimir Pirgu (12, 17, 24, 27) / Vincenzo Costanzo (15, 20, 26, 28)
Suzuki • Marina Comparato
Sharpless • Ernesto Petti
Goro • Li Danyang **
Bonzo • Ildo Song
Yamadori • Paolo Orecchia
Kate Pinkerton • Laura Ulloa **
Commisioner • Giuseppe Todisco
Registrer • Antonio De Lisio *
Mother • Linda Airoldi *
Aunt • Anna Paola De Angelis *
Cousin • Franca Iacovone *
Yakisude • Giacomo Mercaldo *
* Artist of the Chorus
** Accademia Teatro di San Carlo student
Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro di San Carlo
Chorus Master • José Luis Basso
Production of Teatro di San Carlo
Sung in Italian with Italian and English surtitles
Running time: about 3 hours, with interval
Performance Dates
2023-09-12 ... 2023-09-28
Operas, Ballets, Concerts of the Season 2022 / 2023
In Naples at the Teatro di San Carlo
