Le Figaro magazine praised Conlon's conducting of Madama Butterfly for it's "passion and elegance...He succeeds better than any other conductor."
Puccini described Madama Butterfly as his most "deeply felt and imaginative opera." This heart-breaking drama of Puccini's most tragic heroine is illuminated in new ways in this elegant minimalist production by Robert Wilson. Soprano Liping Zhang, who made an indelible impression when she debuted in the role at Royal Opera, Covent Garden, takes the part of the impressionable teenage geisha. The acclaimed Metropolitan Opera star Franco Farina appears as the callous Lieutenant Pinkerton. James Conlon conducts.
* LA Opera debut.
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Following the Sunday matinee performance on October 12, Music Director James Conlon will sign copies of the DVD and soundtrack CD for the film of Madama Butterfly, which he conducted. Be sure to visit this special event which will take place on the Grand Avenue side of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion lobby.
Pre-Performance Lecture
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Madama Butterfly
10/2008
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Madama Butterfly
01/2006
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Production
LA Opera, 2008/09
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Cast & Creative
LA Opera, 2008/09
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RUNNING TIME
2 hours and 50 minutes
including one intermission
PRE-PERFORMANCE LECTURE
One hour prior to each performance.
James Conlon interviewed by Alan Chapman (10/5, 10/8, 10/10, 10/12, 10/15), interviewed by Duff Murphy (10/1, 10/18)
Pre-performance lectures are generously sponsored by the Flora L. Thornton Foundation and the Opera League of Los Angeles.
UNDERWRITER(S)
Original production made possible by a generous gift from
ROBERT V. ADAMS AND BARBARA ABERCROMBIE
With additional support from
LENORE AND BERNARD GREENBERG
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Madama Butterfly (1995) @ IMDB