Madama Butterfly – Metropolitan Opera

Leading soprano Hui He takes title role of the doomed geisha, with tenors Piero Pretti and Andrea Care as the American naval officer who abandons her. Brazilian baritone Paulo Szot adds a new role to his Met repertory as Sharpless, a role that he has previously sung at Marseilles Opera. Pier Giorgio Morandi is on the podium for Anthony Minghella’s sweeping production, a perennial audience favorite.