Madama Butterfly Opera by Giacomo Puccini. Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Premiered 1904 at La Scala, Milan. New production. Sung in Italian with French and English surtitles. Duration: approx. 3h with one intermission. Musical Director: Antonino Fogliani. Stage Director: Barbora Horáková. Set Designer: Wolfgang Menardi. Costumes: Eva-Maria Van Acker. Lighting: Sascha Zauner. Video: Diana Markosian. Chorus Director: Mark Biggins. Cast: Cio-Cio-San - Corinne Winters (Apr 23,26,28,30,May 3) / Heather Engebretson (Apr 25,29,May 2); Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton - Stephen Costello (Apr 23,25,26,28,30,May 2,3) / Arnold Rutkowski (Apr 29); Sharpless - Andrey Zhilikhovsky; Suzuki - Kai Rüütel-Pajula; Goro - Denzil Delaere; Lo zio Bonzo - Mark Kurmanbayev; Kate Pinkerton - Charlotte Bozzi; Yamadori - Vladimir Kazakov. Chœur du Grand Théâtre de Genève. Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.