Work Title
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Madama Butterfly
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Alternative. Title
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Cio-Cio-San ; Tragedia giapponese
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Composer
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Puccini, Giacomo
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IGP 7
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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2 or 3 acts (depending on version):
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- Dovunque al mondo (Pinkerton)
- Vieni la sera (Pinkerton, Butterfly)
- Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia (Pinkerton, Butterfly)
- Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino (Butterfly, Pinkerton)
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- Un bel dì vedremo (Butterfly)
- Coro a bocca chiusa
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- Addio, fiorito asil (Pinkerton)
- Tu, tu piccolo Iddio (Butterfly)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1903-04
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First Performance.
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1904-02-17 in Milan, La Scala
- Voices, Chorus, Orchestra, Cleofonte Campanini (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1904
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Librettist
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Luigi Illica (1857-1919) Giuseppe Giacosa (1847-1906)
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Language
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Italian
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
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InstrDetail
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Cast
- Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San) (soprano)
Suzuki, servente di Cio-Cio-San (mezzo-soprano) Kate Pinkerton (mezzo-soprano) B.F. Pinkerton, Tenente della marina degli S.U.A. (tenor) Sharpless, Console degli Stati Uniti a Nagasaki (baritone) Goro, nakodo (tenor) Il Principe Yamadori (tenor) Lo zio Bonze, Cio-Cio-San's uncle (bass) Yakusidé (bass) Il Commissario Imperiale (bass) L'Ufficiale del Registro (bass) La madre di Cio-Cio-San (mezzo-soprano) La zia (soprano) La cugina (soprano)
Mixed Chorus
- Dolore, Parenti, amici ed amiche di Cio-Cio-san, servi
Orchestra
- 3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 4 trombones (4th bass) timpani, percussion, harp, viola d'amore (offstage), strings
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Related Works
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Pieces based on Madama Butterfly
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External Links
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Wikipedia article Opera Guide Librettos (Stanford University) Aria-database.com
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