Live from the Staatsoper Hamburg, 2012

Cio-Cio San Alexia Voulgaridou
Suzuki Cristina Damian
B.F. Pinkerton Teodor Ilincai
Sharpless Lauri Vasar

Philharmoniker Hamburg
Chorus of the Staatsoper Hamburg
Conductor Alexander Joel
Stage Director Vincent Boussard
Costume Designer Christian Lacroix

In 2012, the Hamburg State Opera presented a new production of Giacomo Puccini's masterpiece Madama Butterfly. The internationally renowned director Vincent Boussard stages the opera, collaborating with star fashion designer Christian Lacroix and set designer Vincent Lemaire. Together they succeed in bringing to life the moving tragedy of the young Japanese geisha Cio-Cio San in a stylish and sophisticated production that focuses on the title role, impressively portrayed by Greek soprano Alexia Voulgaridou. Subtly conducted by Alexander Joel, the dynamic cast includes Romanian Tenor Teodor Ilincai as Cio-Cio San's love interest, B.F. Pinkerton and Estonian baritone Lauri Vasar as Consul Sharpless. Madama Butterfly contains an enormous wealth of psychological poetry. Through his music, Giacomo Puccini lends his characters extremely rich and complex profiles and created an extraordinary explosive force.

DVD and Blu-ray Picture Format: 16:9
DVD Format: DVD 9 / NTSC
Blu-Ray Sound Format: PCM Stereo
DVD Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Subtitle Languages: IT (Original Language), GB, DE, FR, ES, Korean
Running Time: 137 mins
FSK: 0