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Madama Butterfly (2024)
Directed by Andrea Breth
“Aix-en-Provence 2024”
Music · 2h 38m
After Tosca (2019), which marked Puccini’s entry into its repertoire, the Festival celebrates the centenary of the composer’s death this year by putting on his ‘Japanese tragedy’ Madame Butterfly: the cruel story of a vulnerable but strong and wilful heroine, driven by her blind perseverance to ritual suicide. By enveloping her with a bright lyricism and a supremely refined orchestration, Puccini reaches the heart of his artistic identity – reminding us of the real pleasure of tears. Conducting the orchestra of the Opéra de Lyon, Daniele Rustioni offers the finest of backdrops to Ermonela Jaho, whose rare combination of force and delicacy has made her a go-to choice in this wonderful yet harrowing role, in which she is making her prized debut in Aix.
Cast
Ermonela Jaho
Mihoko Fujimura
Giacomo Puccini
Crew
- Director
- Andrea Breth
- Writer
- Giacomo Puccini
Details
- Release date
- 2024-07-05
- Runtime
- 2h 38m
- Genres
- Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Italian
- Production
- Festival d'Aix-en-Provence