
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.