Madame Butterfly
Director Char Li Chung responds to the opera by Giacomo Puccini, with a script by Sun Li and Vera Morina; Puccini's world-famous opera Madama Butterfly has captivated generations of opera-goers for over a century with its well-known arias. But what does this musical masterpiece, set in Japan, actually tell us? Following the overwhelming success of The Banana Generation, director Char Li Chung is ready to take a new step in Asian representation in Dutch theater. With Madame Butterfly, he presents a radical and contemporary response to the original Italian opera. Script: Sun Li, Vera Morina Based on the opera ‘Madama Butterfly’ by Giacomo Puccini Director: Char Li Chung Dramaturgy: Madelon Kooijman Music: Giacomo Puccini Sound design and composition: Jelle Hoekstra, Marco Hoving Set design: Yannick Verweij Costume design: Patricia Lim Lighting design: Yuri Schreuders Hair and makeup design: Bärbel Scheid Performed by: Cystine Carreon Kok-Hwa Lie Nhung Dam Charlotte Ha Mei Ling Wan-Imook Lulu Streefkerk Produced by Theater Oostpool Set build by at the workshops of the Dutch Touring Opera
