Metropolitan Opera Preview: Madama Butterfly
A revival of Anthony Minghella's evocative staging.
by Paul J. Pelkonen.
Anthony Minghella's spare production of Madama Butterfly reduced the opera to a bright wash of colors and fabrics against a spare black acting surface. Two casts appear this season, pairing Hei-Kyung Hong and Massimo Giordano in the first run of performances and Kristine Opolais ...
by Paul J. Pelkonen.
| My son, the puppet. Kristine Opolais in Act III of Madama Butterfly. Photo by Marty Sohl © 2015 The Metropolitan Opera. |
Anthony Minghella's spare production of Madama Butterfly reduced the opera to a bright wash of colors and fabrics against a spare black acting surface. Two casts appear this season, pairing Hei-Kyung Hong and Massimo Giordano in the first run of performances and Kristine Opolais ...