In memory of Anthony Minghella
Directed by
GARY HALVORSON
Conductor
PATRICK SUMMERS
Production
ANTHONY MINGHELLA
Director and Choreographer
CAROLYN CHOA
Set Designer
MICHAEL LEVINE
Costume Designer
HAN FENG
Lighting Designer
PETER MUMFORD
Puppetry
BLIND SUMMIT THEATRE
MARK DOWN
NICK BARNES
Host
RENÉE FLEMING
Cast in order of vocal appearance
Lt. B.F. Pinkerton
MARCELLO GIORDANI
Goro
GREG FEDDERLY
Suzuki
MARIA ZIFCHAK
U.S. Consul Sharpless
DWAYNE CROFT
Cio-Cio-San
PATRICIA RACETTE
Cio-Cio-San’s Relatives
Cousin
LAURA FRIES
Mother
LINDA MAYS
Uncle Yakuside
STEPHEN PAYNTER
Aunt
JEAN BRAHAM
Imperial Commissioner
KEITH MILLER
The Registrar
CHRISTIAN JEONG
The Bonze, Cio-Cio-San’s Uncle
DEAN PETERSON
Yamadori
DAVID WON
Kate Pinkerton
EDYTA KULCZAK
Cio-Cio-San’s Child
KEVIN AUGUSTINE
TOM LEE
MARC PETROSINO
Ballet
Female Solo
HSIN PING CHANG
Male Solo
JAMES GRABER
Chorus Master
DONALD PALUMBO
Assistant Choreographer
ANITA GRIFFIN
Musical Preparation
ROBERT MYERS
DONNA RACIK
ROBERT MORRISON
GARETH MORRELL
JOSHUA GREENE
HEMDI KFIR
Assistant Stage Directors
GREGORY KELLER
PAULA WILLIAMS
Dramaturg
PAUL CREMO
Prompter
DONNA RACIK
Met Titles
CHRISTOPHER BERGEN
Puppets made by
BLIND SUMMIT THEATRE
A METROPOLITAN OPERA HIGH-DEFINITION PRODUCTION
Supervising Producers
MIA BONGIOVANNI
ELENA PARK
Producers
LOUISA BRICCETTI
VICTORIA WARIVONCHIK
Music Producer
JAY DAVID SAKS
Associate Director
CHRISTINE CLARK BRADLEY
Engineer-in-Charge
MARK SCHUBIN
Technical Supervisor
RON WASHBURN
Technical Director
EMMETT LOUGHRAN
Production Mixer
TOM HOLMES
Audio Supervisor
BILL KING
Television Lighting
WAYNE CHOUINARD
Writers
MATT DOBKIN
ELLEN KEEL
Video
BILLY STEINBERG
PAUL RANIERI
MATTY RANDAZZO
Camera
MIGUEL ARMSTRONG
MANNY GUTIERREZ
CHARLIE HUNTLEY
JAY MILLARD
ALAIN ONESTO
DAVID SMITH
RON WASHBURN
MARK WHITMAN
Robotic Camera Technicians
RICK COMPEAU
MARTIN MARIETTA
RON TRAVISANO
Audio Operations Director
JOHN KERSWELL
Audio
JOHN BATES
CHRIS CALLUS
LOUISE DE LA FUENTE
MATTHEW GALEK
ED HARTLEY
KEN HUNOLD
SKIP KENT
STEVE LAMPHERE
SEAN McCLINTOCK
BLAKE NORTON
Videotape
ALAN BUCHNER
STEVEN JOYCE
Television Stage Managers
TERENCE BENSON
DOUG FOGEL
ARTHUR LEWIS
Subtitles Cued by
JOHN GELLER
Broadcast Graphics
DEBORAH CAVANAUGH
Score Consultant
BENJAMIN SOSLAND
Make-up for Ms. Racette
MATIKI ANOFF
Media Librarian/Archivist
MICHAEL GRIEBEL
Production Associates
ALEXANDRA EASTMAN
YOLANDA S. WILLIAMS
BACKSTAGE AT THE MET
Director
DEBBIE MILLER
Associate Director
KAREN McLAUGHLIN
Production Supervisor
HILARY LEY
Associate Producers
MARISA BIAGGI
MATTHEW PRINCIPE
Field Producer
BARRY GOODMAN
Camera
LARRY SOLOMON
Steadicam
JOE DE BONIS
Assistant Camera
KEVIN MURPHY
Head Utility
JAMES WASHBURN
Utility
FRANK BOURASSA
MIKE CATABANO
KEITH CONOD
MIKE MORAN
OPENING AND INTERMISSION FEATURES
Opening Title Sequence by
SAKAE ISHIKAWA
Renée Fleming’s wardrobe provided by
ESCADA
Production Assistants
LISA HAMPTON
ALYSE HORN
ENZO E. MARTINEZ
HARRIET SNYDER
DOROTHY YANG
Video Editor
GARY BRADLEY
On-line Editor
SCOTT CUMBO
Audio Editor
JOHN BOWEN
Post-Production Audio Mix
KEN HAHN
Post-Production Manager
MONA OBERMAN
METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION
General Manager
PETER GELB
Music Director
JAMES LEVINE
ASSISTANT MANAGERS
Artistic
SARAH BILLINGHURST
Production
LESLEY KOENIG
Editorial & Creative Content
ELENA PARK
Operations
STEWART PEARCE
Development
CORALIE TOEVS
Director of Communications
LEE ABRAHAMIAN
Director of Media & Presentations
MIA BONGIOVANNI
Director of Worldwide HD Distribution
JULIE BORCHARD-YOUNG
Acting Chief Financial Officer
DIANA FORTUNA
Artistic Administrator
JONATHAN FRIEND
General Counsel
SHARON E. GRUBIN
Director of Human Resources & Labor Relations
ANN MARIE HACKETT
Director of Development
ELIZABETH HURLEY
Director of Marketing
KAREN KARP
Director of the Arnold & Marie Schwartz Gallery Met
DODIE KAZANJIAN
House Manager
JAMES NAPLES
Director of National Council Auditions
GAYLETHA NICHOLS
Director of Music Administration
CRAIG RUTENBERG
Technical Director
JOHN SELLARS
Director of Archives
ROBERT TUGGLE
Senior Artistic Advisor
EVA WAGNER-PASQUIER
Executive Director of Lindemann Young Artist Development Program
BRIAN ZEGER
Director of New Business Development
LAURA MITGANG
METROPOLITAN OPERA ORCHESTRA
Orchestra Manager
ROBERT SIRINEK
Concertmaster
LAURA HAMILTON
Librarian
ROBERT SUTHERLAND
METROPOLITAN OPERA CHORUS
Chorus Master
DONALD PALUMBO
Assistant Chorus Master
JOSEPH LAWSON
METROPOLITAN OPERA BALLET
Dance Director
JOSEPH FRITZ
Deputy Dance Director
ANDREW ROBINSON
Stage Managers
THERESA GANLEY
GARY DIETRICH
MARGO MAIER-MOUL
THOMAS H. CONNELL III
STAGE OPERATIONS
Master Carpenter
STEPHEN A. DIAZ
Master Electrician
PAUL DONAHUE
Properties Master
JAMES R. BLUMENFELD
Wig and Hair Stylist
TOM WATSON
Make-up Artist
VICTOR CALLEGARI
Wardrobe Supervisor
WILLIAM MALLOY
Costume Shop Head
LESLEY WESTON
Resident Costume Designer
SYLVIA NOLAN
Met Titles Supervisor
MICHAEL PANAYOS
Production Facilities
ALL MOBILE VIDEO INC.
ATLANTIC CINE EQUIPMENT (ACE)
DOLBY LABORATORIES
REMOTE RECORDING
Media Counsel
FRANKLIN, WEINRIB,
RUDELL & VASALLO, P.C.
HD Press Representatives
PETER E. CLARK
CHARLIE SIEDENBURG
The stage production of Madama Butterfly is made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Sid R. Bass
Madama Butterfly is a co-production with English National Opera and the Lithuanian National Opera
For GREAT PERFORMANCES
Series Producer
BILL O’DONNELL
Executive Producer
DAVID HORN
A Metropolitan Opera production in association with PBS and WNET.ORG
Executive Producer
PETER GELB