The Dallas Opera 2021-2022 - Madame Butterfly/Flight

5 MADAME BUTTERFLY presents Madame Butterfly Opera in Three Acts by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica Premiered at La Scala in Milan, Italy on February 17, 1904 February 18, 2022 at 8 p.m. | February 20, 2022 at 2 p.m. | February 23, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. | February 26, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. The Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Paolo Bressan MUSICAL PREPARATION Christopher Devlin and Mary Box PROJECTED TITLES Jeri Shaffer ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS Caitlin Farley and Jennifer Shaw ASST. STAGE MANAGER INTERN Katherine Fortner * The Dallas Opera debut | ^ chorister CONDUCTOR Emmanuel Villaume DIRECTOR Laurie Feldman SET and COSTUME DESIGNER Michael Yeargan LIGHTING DESIGNER Duane Schuler CHORUS MASTER Alexander Rom WIG and MAKE-UP DESIGNER David Zimmerman ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Camille Hayes* STAGE MANAGER Angela Turner Season Sponsor: Mary Anne Cree, in memory of Rosine Smith Sammons The Caroline Rose Hunt Mainstage Production The Eleanor Ford Penrose Mainstage Production Linda and Mitch Hart Season Opening Night Performance: February 18, 2022 Michael Adams is the Greg Swalwell and Terry Connor Featured Soloist Production owned by TDO Sung in Italian, with English supertitles Approximate duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes with a 25-minute intermission The Dallas Opera is a proud member of OPERA America. LT. PINKERTON Evan LeRoy Johnson* GORO Martin Bakari* SUZUKI Kirstin Chávez SHARPLESS Michael Adams* CIO-CIO-SAN Latonia Moore THE IMPERIAL COMMISSIONER William Meinert* THE OFFICIAL REGISTRAR Samuel PJ Lopez ^ CAST (in order of vocal appearance) THE BONZE Adam Lau PRINCE YAMADORI Hyung Yun KATE PINKERTON Gabrielle Gilliam* COUSIN Kristin Tallett Bittick ^ MOTHER Lisa Huffaker ^ AUNT Stephanie Jennings ^