Film

Royal Opera House Encore: Madama Butterfly

Certificate
12A
Running Time
165 mins

Puccini’s evergreen opera about Japanese geisha Cio-Cio-San’s doomed romance with American naval officer Pinkerton. Cultural imperialism ahoy!

Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier‘s lush production returns to the Royal Opera House, with soprano Ermonela Jaho singing the title role for the first time at Covent Garden. The opera is broadcast live on March 30. Some cinemas also have encore screenings on April 2.

By robin askew, Monday, Feb 20 2017

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