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Madama Butterfly

The most gorgeous heartbreak you've ever heard.
  • Sat Nov 1
    7:30 PM
    Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary
    Past event
  • Sun Nov 2
    2:00 PM
    Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary
    Past event
  • Fri Nov 7
    7:30 PM
    Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary
    Past event

Placed in post-Atomic bomb Nagasaki, Puccini's masterful tragedy is set against the true stories of Japanese war brides.

  • Music by Giacomo Puccini
  • Words by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
  • Runtime is 3h including 25m intermission
  • Sung in Italian with projected English captions

Program

MADAMA BUTTERFLY HOUSE PROGRAM

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Phillip Addis as Sharpless and Matthew White as Lt. Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, 2025. Photo by HarderLee Photography.
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Matthew White as Lt. Pinkerton and Yasko Sato as Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, 2025. Photo by HarderLee Photography.
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Yasko Sato as Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, 2025. Photo by HarderLee Photography.
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Nina Yoshia Nelsen as Suzuki and Nela P Nina Yoshida Nelsen as Suzuki and Nela Pilecki as Sorrow in Madama Butterfly, 2025. Photo by HarderLee Photography.
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Yasko Sato as Cio-Cio-San, Nela Pilecki as Sorrow and Phillip Addis as Sharpless and Matthew White as Lt. Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, 2025. Photo by HarderLee Photography.
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Yasko Sato as Cio-Cio-San and Nela Pilecki as Sorrow in Madama Butterfly, 2025. Photo by HarderLee Photography.
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Yasko Sato as Cio-Cio-San, Nina Yoshida Nelsen as Suzuki and Nela Pilecki as Sorrow in Madama Butterfly, 2025. Photo by HarderLee Photography.
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Alessia Vitali as Kate Pinkerton and Yasko Sato as Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, 2025. Photo by HarderLee Photography.
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Yasko Sato as Cio-Cio-San and Nina Yoshida Nelsen as Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, 2025. Photo by HarderLee Photography.
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Yasko Sato as Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, 2025. Photo by HarderLee Photography.
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Artists of Madama Butterfly

Jonathan Brandani

Conductor

Nina Yoshida Nelsen

Suzuki

Calgary Opera Chorus: Madama Butterfly

Chorus

Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra

Kate Pallesen, assistant stage manager

Kate Pallesen

Assistant Stage Manager

Jennifer Yeung, assistant stage manager

Jennifer Yeung

Assistant Stage Manager

Shelby-Jai Flick, stage manager

Shelby-Jai Flick

Stage Manager

Evan Mounce

Répétiteur

Emily Hamper

Head Coach

Mark Morash

Chorus Director

Katelyn Bird

Cio-Cio-San's Cousin

Maria Milenic

Cio-Cio-San's Mother

George Theodorakopoulos

Yakusidé

Kelsey Ronn

Kate Pinkerton, Cio-Cio-San's Aunt

Alessia Vitali

Kate Pinkerton

Luka Kawabata

Yamadori, Imperial Commissioner

Julius Ahn

Goro

Phillip Addis

Sharpless

Stephano Park

Uncle Bonze

Chika Shimizu

Scenic Designer

Marie Yokoyama

Lighting Designer

Mariko Ohigashi

Costume Designer

Matthew White

Lt. Pinkerton

Yasko Sato

Cio-Cio-San

Mo Zhou

Stage Director

Luke Noftall

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