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Madame Butterfly

Music: Giacomo Puccini
Lyrics: Ruthn Martin and Thomas Martin
Book: John L Long
Notes:
Production Year: 1978
Synopsis:
A US naval officer marries a young Japanese girl but abandons her shortly afterwards. She bears his son and awaits his return with tragic results.

Cast Member

Role

Gaylin Thomas
Tenor
Stephen Robinson
Tenor
Jay Rogers
Tenor
Denise Sauer
Mezzo Soprano
Ellen Schantz
Mezzo Soprano
Elaine Shildmyer
Mezzo Soprano
Melissa Suessdorf
Soprano
Nancy Shade
Cio-Cio San
Cynthia Speckart
Soprano
Fred Robinson
Tenor
Robert Schimek
Tenor
Harry Theyard
B.F. Pinkerton, Lt., U.S. Navy
Gary Fulsebakke
Tenor
Jane Caruthers
Cousin/Soprano
Becky Enoch
Soprano
Joan Brannigan
Soprano
Carolyn Feibel
Sorrow
Jan Goedeke
Kate Pinkerton, Pinkerton's American wife
Julie Feibel
Sorrow
Philip Enns
Tenor
Candace Hagan
Aunt/Mezzo Soprano
Thomas Coleman
Tenor
Bonnie Burns
Soprano
Paul Barrientos
Uncle Yakuside/Baritone
Tom Barclay
The Official Registrar/Baritone
Judith Haddon
Cio-Cio San
Mary Gualdoni
Soprano
Christine Gruszeczki
Mezzo Soprano
Rochelle Kerr Ellis
Soprano
Brent Ellis
Sharpless
Robert Kastich, Jr.
Supernumeraries
Douglas Perry
Goro, a marriage leader
David O’Dell
Supernumeraries
Susan McDuffee
Butterfly's Mother/Mezzo Soprano
Jane Kamp
Soprano
Janice Meyerson
Suzuki, Butterfly's servant
Lorna Myers
Suzuki, Butterfly's servant
Wayne Kennedy
Tenor
Jan Prokop
Soprano
Scott Reeve
The Bonze, a Priest, Butterfly's Uncle
Osceola Mueller
Soprano
Stephen Kirchgraber
Supernumeraries
Jerold Norman
B.F. Pinkerton, Lt., U.S. Navy
Cheryl Howe
Soprano
Charles Rhodes
Tenor
James McKeel
Prince Yamadori/The Imperial Commissioner
Peggy Klein
Soprano
Carol Mayer
Soprano
Allan Monk
Sharpless, U.S. Consul