[Met Performance] CID:70940



Madama Butterfly
Metropolitan Opera House, Thu, January 30, 1919 Matinee





Madama Butterfly (127)
Giacomo Puccini | Luigi Illica/ Giuseppe Giacosa
Cio-Cio-San
Claudia Muzio

Pinkerton
Hipolito Lazaro

Suzuki
Rita Fornia

Sharpless
Luigi Montesanto

Goro
Angelo Bad?

Bonze
Carl Schlegel

Yamadori
Louis D'Angelo

Kate Pinkerton
Minnie Egener

Commissioner
Vincenzo Reschiglian

Yakuside
Francesco Cerri


Conductor
Roberto Moranzoni







Review 1:

Review :

MUZIO PLEASES IN "BUTTERFLY"

Geraldine Farrar Unable to Sing at Postponed Matinee

Notwithstanding the postponement of the extra "Madama Butterfly" matinee from Tuesday to yesterday afternoon, Geraldine Farrar was too hoarse to sing and Claudia Muzio, on short notice but with considerable and gratifying experience in the role, was summoned to sing Cio-Cio-San for a large audience at the Metropolitan Opera House. It was Muzio's first appearance in the part here, and whatever disappointment there may have been over the absence of Farrar, was quickly forgotten in the singing and acting of the famous little Japanese sweetheart by the young Italian soprano, who won for herself an impetuous and sincere ovation at the end of the first act. It was also the first singing here of Pinkerton by Hipolito Lazaro and the local debut of Montesanto, as Sharpless. Indeed it was practically a new cast for the melodious Puccini opera and Rita Fornia as Suzuki, Minnie Egener as Kate, Bada, Schlegel, D'Angelo, Ceri and Reschiglian, united in spirit and effort to give what proved to be one of the best performances of the work has ever had. Mr. Moranzoni conducted.



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