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Dolore, the wooden prince

Dolore, the wooden prince

Anthony Minghella directs Madama Butterfly in New York (****½) [cinema]

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May 21, 2024
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Elizabeth DeShong (Suzuki) & Asmik Grigorian (Cio-Cio-San) © Richard Termine / Met Opera

This now nearly 20-year-old production that Anthony Minghella originally designed for the ENO is as gorgeous as ever. It has only one weakness and that is its recourse to puppeteers for the figure of Butterfly's infant son. That never worked and it doesn't work now. …

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