madama butterfly

Puccini
Friday 24 October, 7pm
Sunday 26 October, 2pm
Wednesday 29 October, 7pm
Saturday 1 November, 7pm

£40 adult hall, £50 adult balcony
£12 child
The Medieval Hall, Salisbury SP1 2EY
(Booking fee applies)
Celebrate Voice presents its 12th festival opera production with a return to Puccini and Madama Butterfly.

Puccini’s heartbreaking masterpiece tells the story of Cio-Cio-San, a young geisha who falls deeply in love with the American naval officer Pinkerton. Believing their marriage to be binding and eternal, she sacrifices everything for him. But Pinkerton sees their union as temporary, and when he returns years later with a new wife, Butterfly’s devotion meets its tragic fate.

Puccini’s radiant score, shimmering with colour and soaring lyricism, carries us through moments of aching intimacy to sweeping passion, culminating in one of opera’s most devastating finales.

​Celebrate Voice assembles a cast of rising stars alongside distinguished operatic voices, bringing fresh energy and profound artistry to one of the world's most beloved operas. 

Presented in the festival's uniquely intimate setting of the Medieval Hall, audiences can expect an immersive experience that brings them closer than ever to the raw emotion and soaring beauty of Puccini's masterpiece. 
CAST & CREATIVES

Cio Cio San Victoria Armillotta
Suzuki Victoria Simmonds
Pinkerton Robert Forrest
Sharpless Philip Smith
Bonze Pauls Putnins
Goro Matthew Bawden
Yamadori/ Commissioner Tim Alexander
Kate Pinkerton Erin Alexander
Aunt Camilla Foster Mitchell
Cousin Daisy Lapworth

Director Paul Carr
Music Director & Piano Phillip Thomas
Designer Fred Broom​

​Sung in Italian with English surtitles
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