THE SANTA FE OPERA OPENING NIGHTS BROADCASTS ON KHFM ARE ENDOWED BY
THE JAMES R. SEITZ, JR. FUND FOR BROADCASTING AND PRESENTED IN HIS MEMORY.

Madama Butterfly

Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa
Based on Madame Butterfly (1898) by John Luther Long
Premiered February 17, 1904, Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy

12 performances — July 3, 8, 11, 17, 24; August 3, 8, 10, 15, 20, 26 & 29, 2026
Adapted from the original production by Lee Blakeley in 2010
Sung in Italian with opera titles in English and Spanish
Approximately 2 hours 44 minutes; includes a 25-minute intermission

Production support generously provided by
The Estate of James R. Seitz, Jr.
The Estate of Suzanne Hanson Poole

Additional artistic support provided by
The E.H. Corrigan Foundation Fund

The engagement of Melanie Bacaling is supported by
Susan Esco Chandler & Alfred D. Chandler

The engagement of John Fiore is supported by
The John Crosby Conductor’s Chair endowed by Flora L. Thornton

The performances of Karen Chia-ling Ho are supported by
Agnes Hsu-Tang & Oscar Tang – Tang Fund

The performances of Sun-Ly Pierce are supported by
Brooke Suzanne Gray

Creative Team
Conductor John Fiore
Director Melanie Bacaling*
Scenic Design Jean-Marc Puissant
Costume Design Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Lighting Design Rick Fisher
Wig and Makeup Design David Zimmerman
Chorus Director Susanne Sheston
Fight & Intimacy Director Andrew Kenneth Moss

Cast
Cio-Cio-San Karen Chia-ling Ho*
B.F. Pinkerton Stephen Costello
B.F. Pinkerton Jonathan Burton (August 26 & 29)
Sharpless Jarrett Ott+
Suzuki Sun-Ly Pierce*
Goro Ya-Chung Huang*~
Bonze Le Bu+
Yamadori Yeongtaek Yang^*
Imperial Commissioner Matthew Juhlin^*
Kate Pinkerton Alissa Goretsky^*
Official Registrar Evan Lazdowski^
Yakuside Kyle White^*
Cousin Lauryn Davis^*
Mother Darya Narymanava^*
Aunt Sophia Baete^*
Trouble Hanako Ingliss*

The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra & Chorus

*Santa Fe Opera Debut, ^Current Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, +Former Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, ~American Debut