FRI 31 DEC
Coming Soon to
The Tower Tickets and What's on!
192 mins |
Rated
12A
Directed by Carolyn Choa
Starring Plácido Domingo, Elizabeth DeShong, Maria Zifchak, Markus Brück, Paulo Szot, Hui He, Ana María Martínez, Piero Pretti, Andrea Carè, MaryAnn McCormick
Anthony Minghella’s vividly cinematic staging of Puccini’s tale of unrequited love returns to
our screens featuring soprano Hui He in the devastating title role.
One of the most frequently staged operas of our generation, Madama Butterfly follows the
story of a young Japanese girl, Cio-Cio San, who falls in love with Pinkerton, an American naval officer. Tragedy unfolds in this sweeping production, which is a perennial audience favourite.
Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts one of opera’s most beautiful and heartbreaking scores.
Plácido Domingo adds another role to his remarkable repertoire, singing Sharpless for the first time and is joined by a cast that also includes tenor Piero Pretti as Pinkerton, and mezzosoprano Elizabeth DeShong as Suzuki.
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Anthony Minghella’s vividly cinematic staging of Puccini’s tale of unrequited love returns to
our screens featuring soprano Hui He in the devastating title role.
One of the most frequently staged operas of our generation, Madama Butterfly follows the
story of a young Japanese girl, Cio-Cio San, who falls in love with Pinkerton, an American naval officer. Tragedy unfolds in this sweeping production, which is a perennial audience favourite.
Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts one of opera’s most beautiful and heartbreaking scores.
Plácido Domingo adds another role to his remarkable repertoire, singing Sharpless for the first time and is joined by a cast that also includes tenor Piero Pretti as Pinkerton, and mezzosoprano Elizabeth DeShong as Suzuki.