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.
A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera, English National
Opera, and the Lithuanian National Opera
Production a gift of Mercedes and Sid Bass
Revival a gift of Barbara Augusta Teichert