Cultures collide when an American naval officer stationed in Nagasaki decides to take a Japanese wife. Cio-Cio-San—fifteen years old and in love—dreams of her new life with the handsome young officer. Renouncing her culture and her family to become a proper American wife, she settles into his home overlooking Nagasaki Harbor and waits for his ship to return.

Produced and performed at The Atlanta Opera in November 2022.

CAST
Cio-Cio San YASKO SATO
Lt. Pinkerton GIANLUCA TERRANOVA
Suzuki NINA YOSHIDA NELSON
Sharpless CRAIG COLCLOUGH
Goro JULIUS AHN
Prince Yamadori LEROY DAVIS
The Bonze SUCHAN KIM
The Imperial Commissioner ALLEN MICHAEL JONES
Kate Pinkerton GRETCHEN KRUPP
The Official Registrar ANDREW GILSTRAP
Yakuside JAENAM LEE
Sorrow ABIGAIL HALE

CREATIVE TEAM
Conductor TIMOTHY MYERS
Director TOMER ZVULUN
Scenic & projection designer ERHARD ROM
Costume designer ALLEN CHARLES KLEIN
Lighting designer ROBERT WIERZEL
Assistant director BRUNO BAKER
Associate projection designer GREG EMETAZ
Japanese movement advisor KEVIN SUZUKI
Intimacy director MICHELLE LADD WILLIAMS