Madame Butterfly
A pure heart, betrayed
7:30PM, Friday, November 14, 2025
7:30PM, Saturday, November 15, 2025
2:00PM, Sunday, November 16, 2025

Single tickets will go on sale in July 2025.

Through a heartless marriage of convenience, American naval officer Lieutenant Pinkerton ensnares young Cio-Cio-San (Butterfly), leading her to a tragic and profoundly unjust fate. A masterpiece of Italian opera, Madame Butterfly‘s lush score and timeless exploration of love, betrayal, and cultural clash soars with operatic grandeur. The enduring power of Butterfly lies in its ability to touch the deepest corners of the human heart, leaving audiences devastated.

COMPOSERGiacomo Puccini
LIBRETTOLuigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
CONDUCTORRoberto Kalb
PRODUCTION DESIGNMichael Granadge CBE
Understand every word:Performed in Italian with English translations projected above the stage.

Principal Cast

Yunuet Laguna*

Cio-Cio-San

Ann Toomey^

Cio-Cio-San

Viktor Antipenko

Lieutenant Pinkerton

Alice Chung

Suzuki

Jarrett Ott

Sharpless

Spencer Hamlin

Goro

Christian Simmons

The Bonze

* Friday and Sunday performances
^ Saturday performance

Creative Team

Roberto Kalb

Conductor

Michal Grandage CBE

Production Designer

Photos of the Show

Madame Butterfly photos by Michael Bishop for Houston Grand Opera.

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With public support from the State of Missouri and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.