Puccini’s Madama Butterfly comes to the Vienna State Opera in November 2026, with Ermonela Jaho as Cio-Cio-San. One of the most moving works in the Italian opera repertoire, Madama Butterfly tells a story of love, hope, betrayal and heartbreak — a deeply emotional choice for an opera evening in Vienna.
Performance details
- Venue: Vienna State Opera
- Language: Italian
- Subtitles: English, German and Italian
- Duration: approx. 2 hours 45 minutes, including one intermission
Ticket information
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Puccini’s moving tragedy at the Vienna State Opera
Madama Butterfly follows Cio-Cio-San, a young woman in Nagasaki whose marriage to the American naval officer Pinkerton becomes the centre of her hopes and her tragedy. Puccini’s music gives the story extraordinary tenderness and emotional force, from intimate lyrical moments to the devastating final scene.
At the Vienna State Opera, Madama Butterfly offers a beautifully theatrical Puccini evening — especially compelling with Ermonela Jaho in one of the great soprano roles of the repertoire.
- Conductor: Giampaolo Bisanti
- Production: Anthony Minghella
- Direction and choreography: Carolyn Choa
- Stage: Michael Levine
- Costumes: Han Feng
- Lighting: Peter Mumford
- Puppet design and direction: Blind Summit Theatre, Mark Down & Nick Barnes
- Cio-Cio-San: Ermonela Jaho
- Suzuki: Stephanie Maitland
- Pinkerton: Joshua Guerrero
- Sharpless: Attila Mokus
- Goro: Devin Eatmon
Cast may vary by performance date.
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