Curtain Call in Madama Butterfly with Asmik Grigorian, Jonathan Tetelman, Xian Zhang 5.04.24 

Marvelous performance of Asmik Grigorian of this final dramatic scene of Madama Butterfly. ❤❤❤

Amazing performance, I was there!!!!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Thank you so much for making this divine performance by Asmik Grigorian available!

I listened to this performance streaming. It has been years since I have heard such an intrinsically beautiful voice. The second act, especially, was an absolute jaw-dropper. Solid core, even production from glorious top to well-founded lower register. Brava Asmik Gergorian! Unlike other posters, I thought the staging worked very well. I anticipated disliking the puppet, but it was very well handled and even emotionally expressive. It probably helps that I LOVE Japanese theatre: Nō, Kabuki, and Bunraku, so those elements did not upset or distract me.

i was there at the met..what a opera...what a cast....i was in tears ...the ending was amazing......thanks..

I heard it on the radio…..what a thrilling performance!

Absolutely beautiful 👏👏

Wonderful Asmik sublime ♥

C’etait hier soir àTOuLON ,une mer veiveille voix. Interprétation!!! Sublime!!!LA. bEAUTÉ de ma chère. ASMIK. Je lui souhaite UN BON. ANNIVErSAIRE!!!! Je. L’aime et je. L’admire!!!❤❤❤❤❤

Asmik buvo nuostabi! 👏🌹❤️🇱🇹

Las escenas finales fueron estremecedoras…Asmik estuvo brillante…excelente performance, terminé llorando. Buena dirección, me sorprendió gratamente Xhang..entendió perfectamente el sentimiento de esta extraordinaria ópera del eterno Puccini❤❤❤❤❤❤

Asmik was enchantment - she had me enthralled from the moment she appeared. A beautiful perfomance indeed. I liked the puppet child and the use of the masked blackout dancers during the performance moving the props etc. I found the puppet child quite moving actually; the puppeters are a skilled bunch. This production was developed and directed by the late Anthony Minghella, an unusually talented director, Oscar winner and novelist (The English Patient & The Talented Mr. Ripley). This was his vision so I understood where it came from and went with it due to my respect of his greatness; he was one of a kind - I could not 2nd guess him.

Das zur Marionette degradierte Kind läßt mich schaudern. Die farblichen Effekte wirken hervorragend und Asmik Grigorian ist outstanding as always!

Grigorian's voice is absolutely huge and has enormous stamina. The child puppet was a real shock. Maybe a the soprano is too loud for a real little boy to be next to!!

una ragione in più per dire: " viva il teatro,viva l' opera come Dio comanda"

C'est évidemment difficile à appréhender cette scène , J'aime cet opéra, mais ça me bouscule

Really wonderful performance by Gregorian. Why are the puppeteer’s upstaging the scene and what is the purpose of it since a real human boy would have been so much more emotional instead of these 3, 2 puppeteer‘s, and the puppet and the great effect of the rolling of the red scarf, requiring two more stage people on hand to do the rolling. I guess simple, allowing the music to hold the drama, is just not enough for modern day stage directors ?

Хорошо, спасибо

good , very good , Indien.

Indeed

Tenore e soprano sono il meglio in circolazione e la Madama Butterfly è una opera fantastica. Peccato che il regista si sia inventato una scena finale con il pupazzo. Come rovinare una edizione di M.B. da antologia.

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Why a puppet instead of a real human being????? I have seen this opera multiple times,but never seen such a stupid ending.

By far the worst ending of this wonderful Opera. Looks like a bad puppet show 🤮🤮🤮🤮

Tenor very good. Soprano good but sometimes out of the singing line.