Madama Butterfly is, with Bohème, the most loved and staged of Puccini’s works. This Blu-ray production was staged at the 2007 Puccini Festival in Italy’s Torre del Lago, Puccini’s home town. Starring as Cio Cio San is the Russian soprano Elmira Veda. This version is only available as Blu-ray.
Elmira Veda
Cio Cio San
Annamaria Popescu
Suzuki
Sally Wilson
Kate Pinkerton
Carlo Barricelli
Pinkerton
Luca Salsi
Sharpless
Emanuele Giannino
Goro
Manrico Signorini
Zio Bonzo
Giovanni Guagliardo
Il principe Yamadori / Il commissario imperiale
