// Puccini //
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Friday, January 30, 2026 at 7:30PM
Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 2:00PM
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
MADAMA BUTTERFLY runs approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes including one 20-minute intermission.
Performed in Italian with English translations projected above the stage.
OPERA OVERVIEW
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
World premiere: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy, February 17, 1904
A love story of passion, sacrifice, and heartbreak, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly delivers some of the most exquisite music ever written. The young geisha Cio-Cio-San gives up everything for love, only to face devastating betrayal in a story that unfolds with haunting beauty and emotional depth. With achingly beautiful lyricism and gut-wrenching tragedy, one of opera’s most powerful productions will stay with you long after the final note.
Madama Butterfly. Photos by Karli Cadel for The Glimmerglass Festival, 2014.
MORE DETAILS
- Join us before the Friday, January 30th performance at 6:30PM for a pre-show talk with Vince Tillona, host of “Drop the Needle” on WCPE, The Classical Station. This event is free for Friday night ticket holders. “The Creation and Story of Madama Butterfly” will be presented in The Carolina Room, downstairs from Raleigh Memorial Auditorium.
- Subscribers: log in to your NCO Account Manager to purchase additional tickets with your subscriber discount and enjoy waived handling fees, or contact the Box Office at 919.792.3853.
- Audio Description will be available for the Friday, January 30th performance, provided by Arts Access.
- Group discount tickets are sold out.
- A limited number of $15 student rush tickets will be available at the door 90 minutes prior to curtain.
QUESTIONS? We’re here to help! Call the Box Office at 919.792.3853.
THE ARTISTS
Francesca Zambello
Director
Arthur Fagen
Conductor
Caitlin Gotimer
Cio-Cio-San
Eric Taylor
Pinkerton
Efraín Solís
Sharpless
Lisa Chavez
Suzuki
Johnathan White
Goro
Ryan Smith
Yamadori
Christian Blackburn
Bonze
Coleridge Nash
Imperial Commissioner
Isabella Stollenmaier
Kate Pinkerton
YOUR VISIT
- There will be NO LATE SEATING for this production. Latecomers will be held in the Lobby until intermission. No refunds or exchanges can be offered for missed performances.
- Lobby doors and the on-site Box Office/Will Call will open 90 minutes prior to curtain. Please plan to arrive early to find parking, pass through security, and get to your seat.
- Directions and Parking
*NEW* Due to construction of the new Omni Raleigh Hotel, the two parking lots located directly in front of the Martin Marietta Center have closed permanently. - Accessibility
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Please note that food may not be brought inside the theater during North Carolina Opera performances and must be consumed in the Lobby.
BEORE AND AFTER THE SHOW
- Show your ticket at Oma’s Café + Wine or 10th and Terrace Rooftop (located at 616 S. Salisbury St, Residence Inn Raleigh Downtown) to enjoy 25% off before or after your performance. Located just steps away from the Martin Marietta Center! *Excludes wine, beer, and alcohol. Must show ticket when ordering.
SHOW SPONSORS
This production is generously sponsored by Rosemarie Sweeney in memory of C. Thomas Kunz.
Media Sponsor
Donor and Artist Reception Sponsor
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