This is the post-produced version of Madama Butterfly, which was first streamed live on OperaVision on 19 December 2021. This production is now subtitled in English, Italian, German, French, Spanish and Valencian, and will be available until 19 June 2022: https://operavision.eu/en/library/per...

A guileless Japanese girl gives up everything to marry a lieutenant in the US Navy. But when he suddenly leaves the country, she is determined to wait patiently until he sails back into harbour. Live from Valencia's iconic Palau de les Arts, the audience favourite Madama Butterfly returns with soprano Marina Rebeka and tenor Piero Pretti in the leading roles. Director Emilio López's staging culminates in the bleak landscape of Nagasaki destroyed by the atomic bomb to evoke Puccini's early outcry against the soul-crushing spirit of colonialism.

Music: Giacomo Puccini Text: Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa Conductor: Antonino Fogliani

Cio-Cio-San: Marina Rebeka Suzuki: Cristina Faus F.B. Pinkerton: Piero Pretti Sharpless: Àngel Òdena Goro: Mikeldi Atxalandabaso Lo zio Bonzo: Fernando Radó Yamadori: Tomeu Bibiloni Chorus: Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana Orchestra: Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana

Director: Emilio López Set Designer: Manuel Zuriaga Costume Designer: Giusi Giustino Lighting Designer: Antonio Castro Chorus Master: Francesc Perales Video Director: Miguel Bosch