Puccini's well loved opera made an eagerly awaited return to London's Covent Garden recently in a new production conducted by Antonio Pappano , who particularly wanted to include it in his opening season as music director. He worked with the French production team of Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiserand an exciting international cast, plus the orchestra and chorus of the Royal Opera House.
The story concerns BF Pinkerton, an American naval officer stationed in Nagasaki in 1900, who has arranged a marriage to Japanese geisha girl Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly. He undertakes a wedding with her, despite warnings by US consul Sharpless. Pinkerton returns to America, but the faithful Butterfly waits, refusing to believe he has abandoned her. She dreams of the day when he will return but, when it comes, it is not at all how she imagined. Presented by Stephanie Hughes.
Director Jonathan Haswell ; Producer Frances Whitaker Puccini's Nessun Dorma reached a new audience in 1990. Find out how in I Love 1990 at 11.35pm this evening