The Linda Ronstadt Music Hall (TUC) on Feb 7, at 2 p.m.
260 S. Church Ave. Tucson, AZ 85701
GET TICKETS: https://ow.ly/j0ox50Y6FU0
“Featuring some of the most exquisite arias and beautiful duets ever composed, this critically acclaimed new co-production is grounded in postwar Japan between 1946 and 1953.
Arizona Opera’s production — with Puccini’s ravishing score, an extraordinary cast and orchestra, new sets and costumes, and a design team of all first-generation Asian women — explores the passion for finding a better life, the heartfelt desire to be seen and accepted, and the cost of believing in promises that are built on fundamentally unequal ground.
Madama Butterfly is a co-production of Arizona Opera, Calgary Opera, and Opera Grand Rapids.”
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CAST
Cio-Cio-San: Karen Chia-Ling Ho
Lt. Pinkerton: Terrence Chin-Loy
Suzuki: Alice Chung, mezzo soprano
Sharpless: Alexander Birch Elliott
Goro: Sam Krausz
Prince Yamadori / The Imperial Commissioner: Yichen Xue
The Bonze: Wanchun Liang
Kate Pinkerton: Sedona Libero
The Official Registrar: Mauricio Perusquia
CREATIVE TEAM LEADS
Conductor: Kelly Kuo
Stage Director: Mo Zhou
Scenic Designer: Chika Shimizu
Costume Designer: Mariko Ohigashi
Japanese Culture and Movement Consultant: Asuka Morinaga Derfler
Lighting Designer: Marie Yokoyama
Chorus Director: Kyung-Eun Na
Lead Kimono Dresser and Kimono Consultant: Keiko Onaka
Review in 1/29/26 issue of Tucson Weekly: https://www.tucsonweekly.com/artsculture/listening-to-cio-cio-san-madama-butterfly-comes-to-tucson-with-arizona-opera/