Orphée et Eurydice: week 4 - week 3 - week 2 - week 1
La Traviata: week 3 - week 2 - week 1
Tea: A Mirror of Soul: week 4 - week 3 - week 2 - week 1
Madama Butterfly: week 4 - week 3 - week 2 - week 1

Madama Butterfly - Week Two

Soprano Ermonela Jaho and tenor Roger Honeywell are reunited on the Academy of Music stage after their heart-wrenching portrayals of Mimì and Rodolfo in the 2006 production of La bohème.

From left to right, baritone Elliot Madore, in his Opera Company debut as Prince Yamadori, soprano Ermonela Jaho as Cio-Cio San, and tenor David Portillo, and the marriage broker Goro.  After years of waiting for Pinkerton’s return, Goro has brought Prince Yamadori to Butterfly as a potential husband.  Butterfly refuses, however, saying that she is not available for marriage and that her American husband will return.

Baritone Troy Cook (Marcello, La bohème, 2006) returns to OCP as Sharpless, the American consul.  He brings Butterfly, soprano Ermonela Jaho, a letter from Pinkerton with news that he may never return.  When she shows Sharpless their child, he promises to tell Pinkerton that he his a father.

An original costume sketch by renowned artist Jun Kaneko, who designed both the sets and costumes for this production of Madama Butterfly.

Jun Kaneko’s costumes come to life through these beautiful fabrics, which were created right here in Philadelphia at the Fabric Workshop, all hand-dyed and screen printed under Kaneko’s careful guidance.