Opus Arte's video: Puccini: Madama Butterfly The Royal Opera

Puccini’s Japanese tragedy Madama Butterfly is given a ravishing production by The Royal Opera. Its alluring imagery of Japan from the 19th-century European Imagination heightens the intense clash of East and West. When the American naval officer Pinkerton seduces the young ‘Butterfly’ Cio-Cio-San, he seems to promise every happiness – but his cruel abandonment leads to her tragic self-sacrifice. Antonio Pappano, Music Director of The Royal Opera and renowned for his interpretations of Puccini, conducts an exceptionally fine cast with the Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Powerful performances show why Madama Butterfly remains one of the all-time operatic favourites. Cio-Cio San: Ermonela Jaho Lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton: Marcelo Puente Goro: Carlo Bosi Sharpless: Scott Hendricks Suzuki: Elizabeth DeShong Bonze: Jeremy White Kate Pinkerton: Emily Edmonds Imperial Commissioner: Gyula Nagy Prince Yamadori: Yuriy Yurchuk Royal Opera Chorus Orchestra of The Royal Opera House Conductor: Antonio Pappano Stage Director: Moshe Leiser/ Patrice Caurier Catalogue numbers: OA1268D (DVD) / OABD7244D (BLU-RAY) Release Date - October 2018 More information here: DVD - http://opusarte.co.uk/details/OA1268D Blu-Ray - http://opusarte.co.uk/details/OABD7244D DVD and Blu-Ray available now: Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/2IRnUd5 Amazon DE - https://amzn.to/2Efs2VL Amazon US - https://amzn.to/2OUYO2m Naxos Direct - http://bit.ly/2K5Z75A Royal Opera House Shop - https://bit.ly/2IOvchD Presto - https://bit.ly/2yxskRL MDT - https://bit.ly/2RGNFAQ Europadisc - https://bit.ly/2pPul7Y