Madam Butterfly. The true American wife.

The Belcanto Festival omaggia Giacomo Puccini on the centenary of his scomparsa carrying on stage the «Madam Butterfly. The true American wife«, royal Vincenzo Grisostomi Travaglini and the extraordinary participation of Giuliana De Sio.

An unmissable appuntamento with the lyric per questa 14th edition of the Belcanto Festival, sponsored by the Commune of Turi and carried out with the support of “Culture&Harmony” and the Strategic Piano of the Culture of the Puglia Region (PiiiLCulture in Puglia).

“Madame Butterfly. The true American wife”, operates in tre atti freely tratta dal libretto di Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, defined in the part and in the libretto «Giant tragedy», racconterà, alternating lyric and theater, the insane contrast between East and West.

A contemporary Puccinian narrative focuses on the extreme sacrifice of a female character in a difficult position, accompanied by an evident critique of moral sconvolgimenti and colonialism.

Ad impreziosire la scene, l'attrice Giuliana De Sio, in the dress of Kate, the American wife of Pinkerton il quale, anni addedietro, aveva sposato Chōchō-san, a giapponese ragazza that aveva resignato a tutto per amore del marito.

TheLevante Symphony Orchestra will be direct from Ferdinand Redavid, artistic director of the Festival.

I parted corali saranno join the Choir Opera Festival di Bitonto, directly from Giuseppe Maiorano, and to the The Vox Choir, directly from Giuseppe Cacciapaglia.

Interpreted:
Chōchō-san – Valentina De Pasquale
B.F. Pinkerton – Joan Laínez
Sharpless – Carlo Provenzano
Suzuki – Angela Alessandra Notarnicola
Goro – Prisco Blasi

An event of extraordinary cultural value capable of arousing rifles and deep emotions.

Sunday 28 July 2024
Ingresso ore 20.15 – Sipario ore 21.00
Via Ginestre n° 5 (ITC entrance «Pertini-Anelli-Pinto»)
Turi – (BA)

Free entry for people with disabilities and large numbers of 50% for the companion, with obligatory prenotation by writing all the details by email: grecoserenags@gmail.com oppure chiamando il number 3313460579.