Besides a visual combination of authentic Japanese realism and picturesque, dream-like cinematography that matches the lushness of Puccini's music, director Frederic Mitterrand gives the opera a distinctively cinematic gravity and subtlety.
Overview
Cio-Cio-San, a young Japanese geisha, seeks to fulfill her dreams through marriage to an American naval officer. Her faith in their future is shattered by his empty vows and the loss she endures touches something deep within us all.
Director and cast
- Frédéric Mitterrand Director
- Ying Huang as Cio-Cio-San
- Richard Troxell as Lt. Benjamin F. Pinkerton
- Yoshi Oida as Butterfly's Father
- Ning Liang as Suzuki
- Richard Cowan as Sharpless
- Jing Ma Fan as Goro
- Constance Hauman as Kate Pinkerton
- Christopheren Nomura as Prince Yamadori
- Kusukabe Yo as Uncle Bonze
- Kamel Touati as Uncle Yakuside
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