Miami Lyric Opera presents"Madama Butterfly" - Puccini’s story of tradition, romance, yearning, and sacrifice and one of the world’s most beloved operas for over a century. 

"Madama Butterfly"is the timeless story of an opportunistic American Navy Officer who meets and weds a 15 year old young Geisha, converting her to Christianity and banishing her relatives from their lives.  After a brief time the Officer leaves Japan for America promising to return “when the robins nest again” – the Geisha gives birth to a child fathered by the American Officer.  When he returns three years later with his “American Wife” tragedy envelops the Geisha as she defends her honor – making for an incredible aria and some of the most beloved music in the repertoire of modern Opera.

Sung in Italian with English projected titles

Cast:

     Cio Cio San:  Daniella Carvalho

     Pinkerton:  Raymundo Antomarchi

     Suzuki:  Lissette Jimenez

     Sharpless:  Graham Fandrei

     Kate Pinkerton:  Rebekah Diaz

     Goro:  Eduardo Valdez

     Zio Bonzo:  Diego Baner

A Red Curtain Series event, sponsored in part by Friends of Gusman and the Knight Foundation