Madame Butterfly in the Park

Giacomo Puccini

The story of a young Japanese geisha who is swept away in a whirlwind of emotions from which there is no return. A story of love and passion that ends in a heartbreaking suicide.

Creators:

Conductor: Francesco Cillopo
Director: Gadi Shechter
Set and costume designer: Niv Manor
Sound Designer: Yuval Zilberstein
Lighting designer: Uri Morag
Motion Designer: Yoram Carmi
Video Designer: Yoav Cohen

Soloists:

Cho-cho-san: Ira Bartman
Pinkerton: Davide Giusti
Sharpless: Vladimir Brown
Suzuki: Naama Goldman
Keith Pinkerton: Anat Charney
Marriage Registrar: Yair Polishuk
Guru: Yosef Aridan
Bonza: Noah Briger (singing behind the scenes)/ Dancer: Itzik Gabay
Dolores: Itamar Menashe

Featuring:

Israeli Opera Chorus
Choir Conductor: Eitan Schmeisser
Opera Orchestra – Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion
Dancers: Mor Bar Zakai, Shirley Barbie and Kim Gordon