08/03/13 – Madame Butterfly – 1:00pm

Los Angeles Opera

Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini

Sung in Italian

A love that knows no boundaries goes horribly wrong in a fateful meeting of East and West. What begins as an idyllic liaison in an enchanting land of cherry blossoms turns into the heartbreaking tragedy of an abandoned bride forced to make an excruciating decision.

CAST/CREW

Cio-Cio-San – Oksana Dyka
B.F. Pinkerton  -Brandon Jovanovich
Suzuki – Milena Kitic
Sharpless – Eric Owens
Goro – Rodell Rosel*
Bonze – Stefan Szkafarowsky*
Prince Yamadori – Museop Kim++
Kate Pinkerton – D’Ana Lombard+*
Imperial Commissioner – Gabriel Vamvulescu
Official Registrar – Hunter Phillips+
Conductor – Grant Gershon
Director – Ron Daniels
Scenic and Costume Designer – Michael Yeargan
Lighting Designer – Stephen Strawbridge*

* LA Opera debut artist
+ Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program member
++ Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program alumnus

 

 

 

photo credits: Robert Millard