Madama Butterfly

Opera Bohemia, Scotland’s professional touring company, returns with John Leo Wilkie’s acclaimed chamber production of Puccini’s masterpiece, Madama Butterfly. This intimate production was the first opera performed in the newly opened Beacon Arts Centre back in 2013, so this will be a special 10th anniversary performance for both the venue and the production. A star cast is led by Scottish soprano Catriona Clark, a favourite with Opera Bohemia audiences and already highly acclaimed in the role of Cio-Cio-San. Other cast members include former Scottish Opera Emerging Artist Louise Collett, Alexander Gibson Opera School graduates Cameron Mitchell and Seumas Begg, and American-born baritone Whitaker Mills, who recently made his Metropolitan Opera debut. This tale of love, sacrifice and heartbreak promises to be a memorable night for the opera lovers and newcomers alike.

The production is performed in a special arrangement for piano (Andrew Brown) and violin (Colm O’Braoin) and sung in Italian with English subtitles.