Intro
Madama Butterfly – Making-of (1)
Staging by Amon Miyamoto
In his production of »Madama Butterfly«, Japanese Stage Director Amon Miyamoto tells the story of Cio-Cio-San and Pinkerton from their son’s point of view. After the son receives a letter from his dying father at the beginning of the opera, he embarks on a journey of discovery that reveals the love of his parents.
Premiere 2. April 2022
Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
Dates
Feb
2025
Mar
2025
Info
- 7.30 pm – 10.15 pm
- One intermission after Act 1
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 7 pm – 9.45 pm
- One intermission after Act 1
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 7.30 pm – 10.15 pm
- One intermission after Act 1
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 7 pm – 9.45 pm
- One intermission after Act 1
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 6 pm – 8.45 pm
- One intermission after Act 1
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Cast
Cast22. Feb 2025Change
- Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni
- Staging Amon Miyamoto
- Set Design Boris Kudlička
- Kostüm Kenzō Takada
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Bartek Macias
- Bühnenkampf Ginji Kashiwagi
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Johann Casimir Eule
- Cio-Cio-San Marjukka Tepponen
- Suzuki Christa Mayer
- Kate Pinkerton Dominika Škrabalová
- B.F. Pinkerton Tomislav Mužek
- Sharpless Neven Crnić
- Goro Aaron Pegram
- Fürst Yamadori Sebastian Wartig
- Onkel Bonzo Oleksandr Pushniak
- Kaiserlicher Kommissar Gerrit Illenberger
- Pinkertons Sohn Alexander Ritter
- Yakusidé Friedrich Darge, Juan Carlos Navarro
- Standesbeamte Sie Hun Park
- Mutter Cio-Cio-Sans Heike Liebmann, Christiane Neumann
- Tante Rahel Haar
- Cousine Min-Kyoung Kwon, Anna Schubert
Co-production with the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation, Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen, and the San Francisco Opera
Project Partner: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen, Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen, LBBW
Cast27. Feb 2025Change
- Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni
- Staging Amon Miyamoto
- Set Design Boris Kudlička
- Kostüm Kenzō Takada
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Bartek Macias
- Bühnenkampf Ginji Kashiwagi
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Johann Casimir Eule
- Cio-Cio-San Marjukka Tepponen
- Suzuki Christa Mayer
- Kate Pinkerton Dominika Škrabalová
- B.F. Pinkerton Tomislav Mužek
- Sharpless Neven Crnić
- Goro Aaron Pegram
- Fürst Yamadori Sebastian Wartig
- Onkel Bonzo Oleksandr Pushniak
- Kaiserlicher Kommissar Gerrit Illenberger
- Pinkertons Sohn Alexander Ritter
- Yakusidé Friedrich Darge, Juan Carlos Navarro
- Standesbeamte Sie Hun Park
- Mutter Cio-Cio-Sans Heike Liebmann, Christiane Neumann
- Tante Rahel Haar
- Cousine Min-Kyoung Kwon, Anna Schubert
Co-production with the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation, Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen, and the San Francisco Opera
Project Partner: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen, Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen, LBBW
Cast02. Mar 2025Change
- Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni
- Staging Amon Miyamoto
- Set Design Boris Kudlička
- Kostüm Kenzō Takada
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Bartek Macias
- Bühnenkampf Ginji Kashiwagi
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Johann Casimir Eule
- Cio-Cio-San Marjukka Tepponen
- Suzuki Christa Mayer
- Kate Pinkerton Dominika Škrabalová
- B.F. Pinkerton Tomislav Mužek
- Sharpless Neven Crnić
- Goro Aaron Pegram
- Fürst Yamadori Sebastian Wartig
- Onkel Bonzo Oleksandr Pushniak
- Kaiserlicher Kommissar Gerrit Illenberger
- Pinkertons Sohn Alexander Ritter
- Yakusidé Friedrich Darge, Juan Carlos Navarro
- Standesbeamte Sie Hun Park
- Mutter Cio-Cio-Sans Heike Liebmann, Christiane Neumann
- Tante Rahel Haar
- Cousine Min-Kyoung Kwon, Anna Schubert
Co-production with the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation, Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen, and the San Francisco Opera
Project Partner: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen, Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen, LBBW
Cast07. Mar 2025Change
- Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni
- Staging Amon Miyamoto
- Set Design Boris Kudlička
- Kostüm Kenzō Takada
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Bartek Macias
- Bühnenkampf Ginji Kashiwagi
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Johann Casimir Eule
- Cio-Cio-San Marjukka Tepponen
- Suzuki Christa Mayer
- Kate Pinkerton Dominika Škrabalová
- B.F. Pinkerton Tomislav Mužek
- Sharpless Neven Crnić
- Goro Aaron Pegram
- Fürst Yamadori Sebastian Wartig
- Onkel Bonzo Oleksandr Pushniak
- Kaiserlicher Kommissar Gerrit Illenberger
- Pinkertons Sohn Alexander Ritter
- Yakusidé Friedrich Darge, Juan Carlos Navarro
- Standesbeamte Sie Hun Park
- Mutter Cio-Cio-Sans Heike Liebmann, Christiane Neumann
- Tante Rahel Haar
- Cousine Min-Kyoung Kwon, Anna Schubert
Co-production with the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation, Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen, and the San Francisco Opera
Project Partner: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen, Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen, LBBW
Cast16. Mar 2025Change
- Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni
- Staging Amon Miyamoto
- Set Design Boris Kudlička
- Kostüm Kenzō Takada
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Bartek Macias
- Bühnenkampf Ginji Kashiwagi
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Johann Casimir Eule
- Cio-Cio-San Marjukka Tepponen
- Suzuki Christa Mayer
- Kate Pinkerton Dominika Škrabalová
- B.F. Pinkerton Tomislav Mužek
- Sharpless Neven Crnić
- Goro Aaron Pegram
- Fürst Yamadori Sebastian Wartig
- Onkel Bonzo Oleksandr Pushniak
- Kaiserlicher Kommissar Gerrit Illenberger
- Pinkertons Sohn Alexander Ritter
- Yakusidé Friedrich Darge, Juan Carlos Navarro
- Standesbeamte Sie Hun Park
- Mutter Cio-Cio-Sans Heike Liebmann, Christiane Neumann
- Tante Rahel Haar
- Cousine Min-Kyoung Kwon, Anna Schubert
Co-production with the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation, Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen, and the San Francisco Opera
Project Partner: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen, Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen, LBBW
Complete Cast
- Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni
- Staging Amon Miyamoto
- Set Design Boris Kudlička
- Kostüm Kenzō Takada
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Bartek Macias
- Bühnenkampf Ginji Kashiwagi
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Johann Casimir Eule
- Cio-Cio-San Marjukka Tepponen
- Suzuki Christa Mayer
- Kate Pinkerton Dominika Škrabalová
- B.F. Pinkerton Tomislav Mužek
- Sharpless Neven Crnić
- Goro Aaron Pegram
- Fürst Yamadori Sebastian Wartig
- Onkel Bonzo Oleksandr Pushniak
- Kaiserlicher Kommissar Gerrit Illenberger
- Pinkertons Sohn Alexander Ritter
- Yakusidé Friedrich Darge, Juan Carlos Navarro
- Standesbeamte Sie Hun Park
- Mutter Cio-Cio-Sans Heike Liebmann, Christiane Neumann
- Tante Rahel Haar
- Cousine Min-Kyoung Kwon, Anna Schubert