Bucharest National Opera
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Madama Butterfly
Puccini
ONB · Bucharest
31 Oct 2026
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Production
Opera
Madama Butterfly – ONB, Bucharest
- Date
- Saturday, 31 October 2026
- Time
- 18:30
- Duration
- 03:20
- Venue
- ONB
- Address
- Bulevardul Mihail Kogălniceanu 70-72, București 050104, Romania
- City
- Bucharest
- Organisation
- Bucharest National Opera
- Language
- Italian
About this event
This is the Opera Națională București production of Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly, directed by Jean Rânzescu. The production record dates the staging's premiere to 28 May 1954. The visual team comprises Theodor Kiriakoff Suruceanu for decor, Elena Feodorov for costumes, and Cătălin I. Arbore for scenographic adaptation, with Alexandru Nagy as assistant director. Adrian Ionescu and Ethan Schmeisser are chorus masters. The musical forces are the Orchestra and Chorus of Opera Națională București. Daniel Jinga is listed as conductor in both current cast blocks, which contain two alternative principal-cast sets.
Cast & creative
Cio-Cio-San
Paula Iancic
B.F. Pinkerton
Andrei Petre
Suzuki
Mihaela Ispan- C
Kate Pinkerton
Cristina Eremia - S
Sharpless
Stefan Ignat - I
Goro
Ioan Coca - F
Prince Yamadori
Florin Simionca - D
Uncle Bonze
David Miron 
The imperial commissioner
Vasile Chisiu- M
Marriage Registrar
Mihai Iacob 
Cio-Cio-San
Marta Sandu Ofrim- R
B.F. Pinkerton
Remus Alăzăroae 
Suzuki
Sidonia Nica
Kate Pinkerton
Andreea Guriță Novac- J
Stage director
Jean Rânzescu - T
Set designer
Theodor Kiriakoff Suruceanu
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