Royal Opera House: Madama Butterfly
Seen it?2017 | 180 min | Music
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for music lovers.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Long and immersive, at 3 hr.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr.
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Cio-Cio-San, the young Japanese bride of dashing American officer Lieutenant Pinkerton, finds her romantic idyll shattered when he deserts her shortly after their marriage. She lives in hope that one day he will return. Three years later, Cio-Cio-San and her little son see Pinkerton’s ship in the harbour. She excitedly expects his visit – but Pinkerton and his American wife Kate have come only to take the boy away, to raise him in America. Cio-Cio-San bids her son farewell and then takes her own life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Moshe Leiser, Patrice Caurier
- Antonio PappanoConductor
- Ermonela JahoCio-Cio-San
- Marcelo PuenteLieutenant B.F. Pinkerton
- Scott HendricksSharpless
- Carlo BosiGoro
- Elizabeth DeShongSuzuki
- Jeremy WhiteBonze
- Emily EdmondsKate Pinkerton
- Gyula NagyImperial Commissioner
- Yuriy YurchukPrince Yamadori