Met Live: Madama Butterfly

× Leading sopranos Hui He and Ana María Martínez share the heartbreaking title role of the doomed geisha, with tenors Piero Pretti and Andrea Carè as the American naval officer who abandons her. The great Plácido Domingo makes his role debut as Sharpless, alternating with Paulo Szot and Markus Brück. Pier Giorgio Morandi is on the podium for Anthony Minghella’s sweeping production, a perennial audience favorite.

ESTIMATED RUN TIME - 3 HRS 12 MINS
ACT I - 54 mins
INTERMISSION - 30 mins
ACT II - 51 mins
INTERMISSION - 24 mins
ACT III - 33 mins