This Moment in Opera #4 - Madama Butterfly & Tosca: Mark Lamos and Robert Wierzel

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 | 11:55 AM
By New York City Opera
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Puccini’s Tosca is a suspense thriller that takes place in urban Rome, while his Madama Butterfly is a tear-jerker that unfolds in idyllic turn-of-the century Nagasaki.  Yet these two popular Puccini classics have more in common than one would think.  Dramaturg Cori Ellison speaks with the director and lighting designer of New York City Opera’s Tosca and Madama Butterfly productions.  Plus they reveal their favorite moments from these works. 
 
Act I (1:11) – Mark Lamos, Tony-nominated director of Broadway, regional theatre, and opera, who created City Opera’s productions of Tosca and Madama Butterfly
 
Act II (21:39) – Robert Wierzel, acclaimed lighting designer for City Opera’s Tosca and Madama Butterfly, as well as numerous opera and dance companies, Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theatres, and museum exhibits worldwide
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July 08, 2008
T King said:
Had the privledge of working on the orginal production that was mounted at Glimmerglass Opera. Very Sleek production.... it works well. Although the boats are a real pain to deal with. I have always been a fan of Robert Wierzel's work. He is a real classy designer. I think this production was orginal mounted in the summer of 1997. Check out Robert's lighting Act III of City Opera's production of Tosca.... one of my favorites.
March 10, 2008
kathy menzal said:
the best one here. I went to see last performance . I cried like a baby so the intire audience....Brava!!
March 06, 2008
Yumiko Mishima said:
This sleek NYCO production of Madama Butterfly has been around for nine years or so. The Met's modern Butterfly was new last year. So who's copying whom?
March 05, 2008
patricia grandison said:
Why not copy what is good?
February 20, 2008
John Lanning said:
Why do you guys have to copy everything the Met does?
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