Madama Butterfly

By Giacomo Puccini

Artists

Cio-Cio-San:: Patricia Racette †
Ausrine Stundyte †*
Pinkerton:: Stefano Secco †
Nathaniel Peake †*
Consul Sharpless:: Brett Polegato
Suzuki:: Sarah Larsen
Goro:: Doug Jones
Kate Pinkerton:: Carissa Castaldo
Prince Yamadori:: David Krohn
The Bonze:: Michael Devlin
Imperial Commissioner:: Jonathan Silvia
Registrar:: Joseph Lattanzi
Conductor:: Julian Kovatchev †
Stage Director:: Peter Kazaras
Lighting Designer:: Duane Schuler
English Captions:: Jonathan Dean
Sets and Costumes:: Canadian Opera Company

Orchestra

Violin I: Emma McGrath, Concertmaster
John Weller, Asst. Concertmaster
Blayne Barnes
Eugene Bazhanov
Victoria Parker
Cecilia Poellein Buss
Mikhail Shmidt
Clark Story
Jeannie Wells Yablonsky
Arthur Zadinsky
Violin II: Michael Miropolsky, Principal
Kathleen Boyer, Asst. Principal
Evan Anderson
Natasha Bazhanov
Stephen Bryant
Linda Cole
Xiao-po Fei
Andrew Yeung
Viola: Susan Gulkis Assadi, Principal
Arie Schachter, Asst. Principal
Timothy Hale
Wesley Dyring
Scott Ligocki
Julie Whitton
Cello: Theresa Benshoof, Principal
Meeka Quan DiLorenzo, Asst. Principal
Eric Gaenslen
Walter Gray
Hélène Ferret-Kaufman
Chuck Jacot
Double Bass: Jordan Anderson, Principal
Travis Gore, Asst. Principal
Jonathan Burnstein
Matt McGrath
Flute: Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby, Principal
Judy Washburn Kriewall
Alicia Suarez
Piccolo: Alicia Suarez, Principal
Oboe: Dan Williams, Principal
Selina Gresco
English Horn: Stefan Farkas, Principal
Clarinet: Christopher Sereque, Principal
Laura DeLuca
Bass Clarinet: Denise Lum, Principal
Bassoon: Seth Krimsky, Principal
Michael Gamburg
French Horn: Mark Robbins, Principal
Rodger Burnett
Jeff Fair
James Weaver
Trumpet: David Gordon, Principal
Geoffrey Bergler
Justin Emerich
Trombone: Ko-ichiro Yamamoto, Principal
Keith Winkle
Stephen Fissel
Timpani: Michael Crusoe, Principal
Cimbasso: Christopher Olka, Principal
Percussion: Michael Werner, Principal
Michael Clark
Ronald Johnson
Harp: Valerie Muzzolini Gordon, Principal

Chorus

Soprano: Jennifer Bromagen
Carissa Castaldo
Jennifer Ceresa
Emily Clubb
Karen Early Evans
Melanie Hingson
Dana Johnson
Linda Mattos
Mary McLaughlin
Karen Urlie
Mezzo: Lorraine Burdick
Laura Eichelberger
YeonSoo Lee
Gail Neil
Melissa Plagemann
Diane Radabaugh
Susan Salas
Lucy Weber
Tenor: Guy Bogar
Jeffrey Jordan
Neil Jordan
Tim Janecke
Tony Kibbie
Bob Leavens
Karl Marx Reyes
George Scott
Joshue Quesada