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1 videodisc (approximately 138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
"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"--Container.
music, Giacomo Puccini ; libretto, Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica ; producer, Peter Jones ; directed for the screen by Matthew Woodward ; a Royal Opera House production.
Based on the story Madame Butterfly by John Luther Long and the play Madame Butterfly by David Belasco.
Program notes and synopsis in English, French and German (27 pages : color illustrations) inserted in container.
Extra features: Introduction to Madama Butterfly; Ermonela Jaho and Antonio Pappano in rehearsal; cast gallery.
Ermonela Jaho (Madama Butterfly), Marcelo Puente (B.F. Pinkerton), Scott Hendricks (Sharpless), Elizabeth DeShong (Suzuki) ; supporting soloists ; Royal Opera Chorus ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; conductor, Antonio Pappano.
Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, March 30, 2017.
Blu-ray; 1080i High Definition; all regions; widescreen (16:9); LPCM 2.0 stereo, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; requires Blu-ray player.
Sung in Italian; English, French, German, Japanese or Korean subtitles.
Stage directors, Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier ; set designer, Christian Fenouillat ; costume designer, Agostino Cavalca ; lighting designer, Christophe Forey.