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Madama Butterfly
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Last updated date : 20/08/2024
Madama Butterfly by Puccini is a product of the Japan-style trend that was popular in Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The piece portrays a deeply moving character whose humility and generosity are displayed with great psychological nuance in the music and vocals. The lead is sung by its most famous interpreter, Ermonela Jaho.
German director Andrea Breth, a major figure of the contemporary art world, highlights the fake quality of exchanged looks within the opera, whether between Butterfly and the characters violently projecting their fantasy onto a person and a society; between Puccini, his librettists, and the Japanese world; or between the opera and its current audience. This masterpiece of intimacy was explored by director Sesto Quatrini, who specializes in the Italian repertoire, 30 years after Madama Butterfly was last performed in Lyon.
New production
Coproduction with the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and the Komische Oper Berlin
An opera by Giacomo Puccini
Musical director : Sesto Quatrini
Director : Andrea Breth
Lyon Opera Orchestra, Choir and Lyon Opera Studio Soloists
Running time : 2 hours 50 minutes – 1 intermission
Practical information
Address
Place de la Comédie - 69001 Lyon 1er
Languages
Italian
Prices
From 10 to 116€.
Lyon City Card et Lyon City Card 365 : 15% off on all the programming from €10, except on December 31st.
1 ticket per person / per show
Ticket sales at the box office and by telephone.
Withdrawal on presentation of Lyon City Card
More information from the Opera.
Openings
From Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26 January 2025
Opening hours on Wednesday and Friday between 8 pm and 10.50 pm. On Sunday between 4 pm and 6.50 pm.
From Tuesday 28 January to Saturday 1st of February 2025
Opening hours on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday between 8 pm and 10.50 pm.
Monday 3 February 2025 between 8 pm and 10.50 pm.
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Shows
Madama Butterfly
The Lyon Opera House
Place de la Comédie - 69001 Lyon 1er
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