Libretto
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica ased on a play by David Belasco
Premiere
17 February 1904, Milan (La Scala)
Cast
MADAMA BUTTERFLY (CIO-CIO SAN) (soprano)
SUZUKI (mezzo-soprano)
KATE PINKERTON (mnezzo-soprano)
B. F. PINKERETON (tenor)
SHARPLESS (baritone)
GORO (tenor)
PRINCE YAMADORI (tenor)
THE BONZE (bass)
YAKUSIDE (bass)
IMPERIAL COMMISSIONER (bass)
OFFICIAL REGISTRAR (bass)
BUTTERFLY's MOTHER (mezzo-soprano)
AUNT (soprano)
COUSIN (soprano)
SORROW (silent)
CHORUS
Butterfly's relatives and friends, servants
Place
Time
1900