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An opera in three acts
Libretto by L. Mica and G. Giacosa
English version by R. H. Elkin
Music by Puccini
Cho Cho San's relatives and friends
Covent Garden Opera Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Douglas Robinson )
Covent Garden Opera Orchestra
(Leader, Thomas Mathews )
Conducted by Warwick Braithwaite
The action takes place at Nagasaki, at the beginning of the twentieth century
Act 1
Outside a Japanese house on a hill overlooking Nagasaki harbour

Contributors

Unknown:
L. Mica
Unknown:
G. Giacosa
Unknown:
R. H. Elkin
Music By:
Puccini
Chorus-Master:
Douglas Robinson
Leader:
Thomas Mathews
Conducted By:
Warwick Braithwaite
Madam Butterfly (Cho Cho San):
Joan Hammond
Suzuki, her servant:
Monica Sinclair
Kate Pinkerton:
Adele Leigh
Lieut F B Pinkerton of the U S Navy:
James Johnston
Sharpless U S Consul at Nagasaki:
Tom Williams
Goro a marriage broker:
David Tree
Prince Yamadori:
Ernest Davies
The Bonze Cho Cho San's uncle:
Rhydderch Davies
Imperial Commissioner:
Ronald Firmager
Official Registrar:
Hubert Littlewood

Challenge Match
The resident team:
Anona Winn
Joy Adamson
Jack Train
Richard Dimbleby versus
The challenging team led by F. C. Hooper with Pat Wallace
Nancy Hewison
Cedric Cliffe
Question-Master, Gilbert Harding

Contributors

Unknown:
Anona Winn
Unknown:
Joy Adamson
Unknown:
Jack Train
Unknown:
Richard Dimbleby
Unknown:
F. C. Hooper
Unknown:
Pat Wallace
Unknown:
Nancy Hewison
Question-Master:
Cedric Cliffe
Question-Master:
Gilbert Harding

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