The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly

May. 11,2024 NR

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Music

Keywords：

Opera The Metropolitan Opera Madama Buttefly

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini’s devastating tragedy. Tenor Jonathan Tetelman stars as the callous American naval officer Pinkerton, whose betrayal destroys her. Mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong reprises the role of the steadfast maid Suzuki, and baritone Lucas Meachem is the American consul Sharpless. Acclaimed maestro Xian Zhang takes the podium to conduct Anthony Minghella’s vivid production.

Asmik Grigorian as Cio-Cio-San

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Reviews

Baseshment

2024/05/11

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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InformationRap

2024/05/12

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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Donald Seymour

2024/05/13

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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Maleeha Vincent

2024/05/14

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

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