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

[@andreschmitt8670]

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

[@arahovanessian7042]

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

[@samueljaramillo4221]

Absolutely beautiful 👏👏

[@virginia.cherishian449]

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

[@vickiw3335]

Me, too! Amazing!

[@terrydesser6383]

I was there also and it was the most moving performance of any opera I've seen in 40 years going to the Met--I was completely verklemmt! Entire cast was fabulous but Asmik was like a visitor from another opera planet altogether. Truly astonishing. The HD on 5/11 was fantastic also

[@sterlinglewis5700]

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.

[@aliciasarramida]

Wonderful Asmik sublime ♥

[@karenkaren3189]

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

[@anthonylamberti8824]

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

[@vickiw3335]

Yes, seeing it there in person was fantastic!

[@LaPrimadonna164]

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❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@solangeguepratte7501]

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!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@gabbyweiss4693]

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.

[@audreina5]

Asmik buvo nuostabi! 👏🌹❤️🇱🇹

[@susannevollmer2347]

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

[@BangkokVoiceCoach]

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!!

[@thomasdahlen8533]

good , very good , Indien.

[@giulioliguori7590]

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

[@ЛюдмилаШиряева-г5л]

Хорошо, спасибо

[@MicheHersant]

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

[@thomasdahlen8533]

Indeed

[@4444marla]

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 ?

[@oberon481]

The puppet is a major miscalculation. It ruins the intimacy of the final scene: this is a child who will never see his mother again, not an inanimate theatrical prop.

[@martincroft4997]

I am a great fan of puppetry but the introduction in this scene is completely distracting and makes the scene technical rather than emotional. Gregorian is a marvel. But she should have refused this divide that robs her of er final scene.

[@solangeguepratte7501]

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[@lz43p15]

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.

[@saturne22]

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

[@ER1CwC]

This production is almost 20 years old, so the puppet shouldn’t be a surprise. To my understanding, it is taken from the kabuki theater tradition.

[@saturne22]

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

[@arrassip]

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