Puccini: Madama Butterfly - 2017

Cio-Cio-San, the young Japanese bride of dashing American officer Lieutenant Pinkerton, finds her romantic idyll shattered when he deserts her shortly after their marriage. She lives in hope that one day he will return. Three years later, Cio-Cio-San and her little son see Pinkerton’s ship in the harbour. She excitedly expects his visit – but Pinkerton and his American wife Kate have come only to take the boy away, to raise him in America. Cio-Cio-San bids her son farewell and then takes her own life.

180min
2017
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.9/10

Cast

Ermonela Jaho profile pictureErmonela JahoCio-Cio-San

About Puccini: Madama Butterfly

Puccini: Madama Butterfly Overview

Cio-Cio-San, the young Japanese bride of dashing American officer Lieutenant Pinkerton, finds her romantic idyll shattered when he deserts her shortly after their marriage. She lives in hope that one day he will return. Three years later, Cio-Cio-San and her little son see Pinkerton’s ship in the harbour. She excitedly expects his visit – but Pinkerton and his American wife Kate have come only to take the boy away, to raise him in America. Cio-Cio-San bids her son farewell and then takes her own life.

Runtime: 180min

Extra details

Original Title: Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Original Language: Italian
Directed By: Patrice Caurier
Production Companies
Royal Opera House