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MADAMA BUTTERFLY

Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Opera in three acts in Italian

Libretto: Giacosa and Illica
Premièr at Teatro alla Scala, Milan – 17 February 1904

01 November 1960

City Opera, Istanbul

 

OPENING PERFORMANCE OF 1960 - 1961 SEASON OF ISTANBUL CITY OPERA

Conductor: George Singer

Chorus master: Muhiddin Sadak

Stage director: N. Perof

Scene and costumes: n/a

 

Cio-Cio-San, Madam Butterfly LEYLA GENCER soprano

Suzuki, her servant İNCİ BAŞARIR mezzo-soprano 

Kate Pinkerton, Pinkerton’s American Wife GÜZİN TATLIGİL mezzo-soprano

B.F. Pinkerton, Lieutenant in US Navy ALİ TOPUZ tenor

Sharpless, US Consul at Nagasaki N. KENBER baritone

Goro, a marriage broker B. KUYUMCU tenor

Prince Yamadori, a rich Japanese ATİLLA MANİZADE bass

The Bonze, Cio-Cio-San’s uncle JİRAİR ÇARKÇI bass

The Imperial Commissioner NURHAN RÜÇHAN bass

The Official Registrar n/a baritone

 

Time: Early Twentieth Century

Place: Nagasaki

Poster by MENGÜ ERTEL

CUMHURİYET DAILY NEWSPAPER                                            

1960.09.30

MİLLİYET DAILY NEWSPAPER                                            

1960.10.02

AKŞAM DAILY NEWSPAPER                                            

1960.10.03

AKİS WEEKLY MAGAZINE

1960.10.10

MUSICAL AMERICA                                      

1961 February