Nagasaki 1900: Cio Cio San (‘Madame Butterfly’) a naïve girl with passionate dreams of romance, marries Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton of the US Navy. His ideas of marital commitment are somewhat different to hers, and he soon leaves her to sail back to America. Cio Cio San waits patiently for him for three years, refusing to acknowledge that she has been abandoned, and firmly believing he will one day return to claim her as his wife.
At last, Pinkerton’s ship, the SS Abraham Lincoln is seen on the horizon. For Madame Butterfly, however, there will be no happy ending.
Manchester–based Heritage Opera, the Northwest’s professional touring opera company, now in its 10th year, is delighted to present a brand-new production of Puccini’s heart-breaking story of undying love and longing, presented in its own inimitable fashion. Sarah Helsby Hughes and Nicholas Sales lead a professional cast of 10 singers, and the opera is accompanied by either keyboard or a 7 piece orchestral ensemble, dependent on venue.
Sung in Italian with English surtitles.
Previous performances:
Marlbrough College, Wiltshire.
Saturday 11th July.
Gawsworth Hall, Cheshire.
Sunday 19th July, 6.30pm
Old Palace, Hatfield House.
Wednesday 9th September, 7.30pm*
Lancaster Grand Theatre.
Saturday 12th September, 7.30pm
Epstein Theatre, Liverpool.
Saturday 26th September. 7.30pm
Blackwood Miners’ Institute, Caerphilly.
Tuesday 27th October
Forthcoming performances, with booking information:
Doxford Hall Hotel, Northumberland.
Friday 27th November. 6.15pm BOOK HERE
Nantwich Civic Hall.
Monday 4th April 2016. 7.30pm
BOOKING OPENS JANUARY
Mart Theatre, Skipton.
Saturday 9th April 2015. 7.30pm
BOOKING OPENS SOON
* denotes venue with keyboard accompaniment only
