Puccini’s Madama Butterfly Returns to the Met on January 9

 

Sopranos Ailyn Pérez and Sonya Yoncheva share the role of Cio-Cio-San in their Met role debuts, opposite tenors SeokJong Baek, Adam Smith, and Matthew Polenzani as Pinkerton

 

Marco Armiliato and Carlo Rizzi take the podium to lead one of opera’s most legendary scores

 

테너 백석종/ 메조소프라노 김효나

 

New York, NY (December 18, 2025)—The acclaimed Anthony Minghella production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly returns to the Met stage on January 9 for 15 performances. Ailyn Pérez and Sonya Yoncheva share one of opera’s most tragic leading roles, Cio-Cio-San, with both sopranos making their Met role debuts.

 

On January 9, the season’s first cast stars Ailyn Pérez as Cio-Cio-San for five performances, opposite tenor SeokJong Baek as Pinkerton in his Met role debut. Also featured in the first run of performances are mezzo-soprano Hyona Kim, in her company debut, as Suzuki and baritone Andrzej Filończyk as Sharpless, following his performances as Joe Kavalier in Mason Bates’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, which opened the 2025–26 season and returns in February by popular demand. Marco Armiliato leads from the podium.

 

Sonya Yoncheva stars as Cio-Cio-San for five performances beginning March 10, returning to the Met after her appearance earlier this season as Maddalena di Coigny in Giordano’s Andrea Chénier, opposite tenor Adam Smith in his company debut as Pinkerton. Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano stars as Suzuki, and baritone Quinn Kelsey makes his company role debut as Sharpless. Carlo Rizzi conducts.

 

A scene from Act I of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." Photo: Richard Termine / Met Opera

 

In the spring, soprano Ailyn Pérez returns as Cio-Cio-San for four performances. Tenor Matthew Polenzani reprises his portrayal of Pinkerton, and Kim and Filończyk once again sing the roles of Suzuki and Sharpless, respectively. Soprano Toni Marie Palmertree sings Cio-Cio-San in the final performance of the run, in her company role debut.

 

Madama Butterfly had its company premiere on February 11, 1907. Anthony Minghella’s production of Madama Butterfly was first performed on the Met stage on September 25, 2006. The creative team includes director and choreographer Carolyn Choa, set designer Michael Levine, costume designer Han Feng, and lighting designer Peter Mumford, with puppetry by Blind Summit Theatre.

 

Met Under 40

The Met’s popular young-audience program, Met Under 40, expands this season with discounted ticket options for audiences aged 40 and under in the Orchestra, Grand Tier, and Dress Circle sections for select performances. Special Met Under 40 parties will also be held ahead of the performances of Madama Butterfly on January 21 and March 18, featuring complimentary wine, hors d’oeuvres, and more. For further details, please click here.

 

Madama Butterfly Worldwide Broadcasts on Radio and Online

The January 9 and March 14 and 19 performances of Madama Butterfly will be broadcast live on Metropolitan Opera Radio on the SiriusXM app. The January 9 and March 19 performance will also be streamed live on the Met’s website, metopera.org. The March 14 performance will also be broadcast over The Robert K. Johnson Foundation–Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network.

 

Toll Rush Tickets
The Met Opera app is now available for download on mobile devices, offering users a new way to purchase Toll Rush Tickets via an automated lottery. Lotteries open two weeks prior to a performance, and winners are notified the day before the performance. Learn more about the Met Opera app here.

 

*테너 백석종(SeokJong Baek) 메트오페라 '나부코' '투란도트' 25회 공연, 2023

*How to get Met Opera Tickets 메트오페라도 할인되나요 

 

한류를 이해하는 33가지 코드 

#15 음주가무-노래하고 Sing

2007년 메트로폴리탄 오페라 역사상 최초의 아시안 주역은 '라 트라비아타'의 홍혜경-김우경이었다. 중국, 일본에 비해 인구수가 훨씬 적지만, 세계 오페라단과 성악 콩쿠르에서는 한인들이 휩쓸고 있다. 한국의 전통적인 원맨 오페라 판소리에서 1964년 TV에서 시작된 '어린이 노래자랑', 대학가요제, '주부가요 열창' '전국 노래자랑' 까지 '아메리칸 아이돌'을 수십년 앞서간 한국의 노래 프로그램과 시위에서도 꼭 노래를 부르는 한국인들.

https://www.nyculturebeat.com/?mid=Focus&document_srl=4079092

 

33 Keys to Understanding the Korean Wave

#15 음주가무-노래하고 Sing

The first performance with two Asian leads in the history of the Metropolitan Opera also starred Korean singers, with Hei-kyung Hong and Wookyung Kim in "La Traviata" in 2007. Despite having a smaller population compared to China and Japan, Koreans are playing significant roles in opera companies and choruses worldwide, as well as excelling in international vocal competitions. As early as the 1960s, Korean TV broadcasted singing contest programs for children, college students, and even at military camps, preceding "American Idol" by decades. From the traditional Korean one-person opera Pansori to "Korean Idol" and "Housewife Singing Contest," as well as political protests, Koreans have always embraced singing.

https://www.nyculturebeat.com/?mid=TopStory2&document_srl=4100896

 

 

*'한류를 이해하는 33가지 코드: BTS, 기생충, 그리고 오징어 게임을 넘어서'에 무엇이?

https://youtu.be/29auuZ2a_Ig