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Cast & Creative Team

Cast 

Cio-Cio-San: Adina Nitescu (Sept. 26, 30, Oct. 8, 14, 18, 23, 27, 31, Nov. 3)
                     Yannick-Muriel Noah (Sept. 29, Oct. 10, 16, 21, 25, 29)

Suzuki: Allyson McHardy (Sept. 26, 30, Oct. 8, 14, 18, 23, 27, 29, 31, Nov. 3)
             Anita Krause (Sept. 29, Oct. 10, 16, 21, 25)

Pinkerton: David Pomeroy (Sept. 26, 30, Oct. 8, 14, 18, 23, 27, 31, Nov. 3)
                  Bryan Hymel (Sept. 29, Oct. 10, 16, 21, 25, 29)

Sharpless: James Westman (Sept. 26, 30, Oct. 8, 14, 18, 23, 27, 31, Nov. 3)
                  Brett Polegato (Sept. 29, Oct. 10, 16, 21, 25, 29)

Goro: Steven Cole (Sept. 26, 30, Oct. 8, 14, 18, 23, 27, 31, Nov. 3)
          John Kriter (Sept. 29, Oct. 10, 16, 21, 25, 29)

The Bonze: Robert Pomakov

Prince Yamadori: Peter Barrett

Yakuside: Justin Welsh

Cio-Cio-San's Mother: Lilian Kilianski

Cio-Cio-San's Aunt: Jennifer Robinson

Cio-Cio-San's Cousin: Alexandra Lennox


Creative Team

Conductor: Carlo Montanaro (Sept. 26, 30, Oct. 8, 14, 16, 18, 23, 25, 27, 31, Nov. 3)
                   Derek Bate (Sept. 29, Oct. 10, 21, 29)

Director: Brian Macdonald

Set & Costume Designer: Susan Benson

Lighting Designer: Michael J. Whitfield

Chorus Master: Sandra Horst

With the COC Orchestra and Chorus


A scene from the COC's production of Madama Butterfly. Photo: Michael Cooper © 2009


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Special Support

This production was originally made possible through a generous gift from
John A. Cook

Generously Underwritten in Part by The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation



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