Madama Butterfly, Puccini ; production by Anthony Minghella ; directed by Gary Halvorson ; a Metropolitan Opera production in association with PBS and WNET.ORG

Type

Label

Madama Butterfly, Puccini ; production by Anthony Minghella ; directed by Gary Halvorson ; a Metropolitan Opera production in association with PBS and WNET.ORG

Note

Opera in 2 actsLibretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on the play by David Belasco"A Metropolitan Opera high-definition production"--ContainerA co-production with English National Opera and the Lithuanian OperaProgram notes and synopsis ([10] p. : ill., ports.) inserted in containerBonus features (all on disc 2): Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming: interviews with Patricia Racette, Marcello Giordani, Maria Zifchak and Carolyn Choa; Anthony Minghella talks about Madama Butterfly

Color

multicolored

Configuration of playback channels

stereophonic

resource.creditsNote

Director and choreographer, Carolyn Choa ; set designer, Michael Levine ; costume designer, Han Feng ; lighting designer, Peter Mumford ; puppetry, Blind Summit Theatre, Mark Down, Nick Barnes

Dimensions

other

Medium for sound

videodisc

Participant note

Patricia Racette (Cio-Cio-San) ; Maria Zifchak (Suzuki) ; Marcello Giordani (B.F. Pinkerton) ; Dwayne Croft (Sharpless) ; Greg Fedderly (Goro) ; Keith Miller (Imperial Commissioner) ; Christian Jeong (The registrar) ; Dean Peterson (Cio-Cio San's uncle) ; David Won (Yamadori) ; Edyta Kulczak (Kate Pinkerton) ; supporting soloists ; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet; Patrick Summers, conductor ; host, Renée Fleming

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (146 min.), sound, color, 4 3/4 in.

Sound on medium or separate

sound on medium

Specific Material Designation

videodisc

System control number

(OCoLC)699495258

System details

DVD; PCM stereo.; DTS surround; NTSC

Upc

886978066299