BROOKLYn acanemy OF IDUSIC a department of THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES FRANCIS T. CHRISTY, President WILLIAM B. HEWSON, Chairman The Governing Committee WM. McKELVY MARTIN, Director METROPOLITAN OPERA NATIONAL CO. Madama Butterfly Wednesday, December 29th 1965 THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC in association with The Opera Society of Brooklyn presents. METROPOLITAN OPERA NATIONAL COMPANY Inaugural Season 1965-1966 Giacomo Puccini MADAMA BUTTIERFL y Opera in three acts (in Italiam.) Wednesday Evening, December 29th, 1965 - 8:30 p. m. Libretto by G. GIACOSA and L. ILLICA Conductor: SAMUEL KRACHMALNICK Directed by YOSHIO AOYAMA Sets and costumes designed by <MING CHO LEE Cl).oral Director:<__ WILLIAM JONSON '"·;:.,_,u CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE Goro, a marriage broker ...........................................................................;.. :.,.~ .: ......... ROBERT COWDEN B. F. Pinkerton, Lt. U.S.N. .. ............................................................... ; ~.: ....... ~r ENRICO DI GIUSEPPE Suzuki, servant to Cio-Cio-San ..................................................... -...................... .. DO~OTHY KREBILL Sharpless, U. S. consul at Nagasaki .............. ~ .... -.................................................. RON BOTTCHER Cio-Cio-San, Madama Butterfly .................................................................. 'FRANCESCA ROBERTO Imperial Commissioner ............................................................................................................... GEO,RGE BICE Official Registrar .................................................................................................................. HARTJE MUELLER The Bonze, Cio-Cio-San1s uncle) a priest ................................................... PETER VAN GINKEL Prince Y amadori ........................................................................................................................... B·E.R T LINDSEY Kate Pinkerton .................................................................................................................. GLORIA RICHARDS And relatives) friends and servants e Synopsis of Scenes Nagasaki, Japan in the early 1900's ACT I: ·The exterior of Lt. Pinkerton's Japanese ·-.;Bouse. Intermission A·CT II: Inside the house three years later. Intermission ACT III: The same the next morning. KNABE PIANOS USED EXCLUSIVELY ,. ~ RESTAURANT r OUdOIO COCKTAIL LOUNGE "FOR PEOPLE OF GOOD TASTE" 20 LafayetteIS Ave., Brooklyn NEvins 8·9547 Acre>ss the street from the Aca~emy [lo,. Q]our !A/ler lhe dltow mining dl'leasure - our Venezia Room is just the place to relax and enjoy the finest in food and drinks. WE CATER TO ALL SOCIAL FUNCTIONS-UP TO 300 The STEfNW A Y is the official piano of THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Academy pianos are serviced by ABARD PIANO & ORGAN CO. JO['~ PIA~O PIAl'fl! K~OW~ ··~[L\NCNOLl' BABY:• Come to Joe's any evening and let Joe's piano player play your favorite. If you come between 4 and 6, you can also get your favorite drink, (within reason) for only 75¢. Joe's Restaurant. 44 Court St., B'klyn. By arrangement with Franco Colombo, Inc., copyright owners. Assistant to Yoshio Aoycmna: Sahomi Tachibana Special assistants to Ming Cho Lee: Douglas Schmidt and David Mitchell. Scenery and properties built and painted in the Metropolitan Opera Shops. Japanese costumes by the Negishi Costume Company. Western costumes by the Metropolitan Opera Tailor Shop. Properties by Fujinami Property Co. of Tokyo, Japan, and the Metropolitan Opera Shops. Wigs by J. Bergman & Co., Laupheim, Germany. STAFF FOR THE BROOK!L YN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Wm. McKelvy !Martin, Director; Ri-chard L. Kirschner, Assistant Director; Lewis L. Lloyd, Press Representative; ROtbert J. Hayden, Building Superintendent; Alfredo Salmaggi, House Manager; RichardT. Beck, Stage Manager and Chief Cwrpenter; Fred L. Schonberg, Chief Electrician; :Gerar.d J. Smith, Master of Properties; Edward Hochner, Box Office Treasurer. Librettos for sale in the lobby MAKE YOURS A MEMORABLE EVENING! Before or after the Performance visit DODGERS Restaurant and·- cocktail Lounge "Brooklyn's Most Intimate Restaurant" Complimentary Wine - Garlic Bread & Salad LUNCHEON • DINNER • SUPPER ( 7 Days) Steaks • Lobsters Dancing Fri. & Sat.- Catering (Amer. E xpress) - Recommended by "CUE" - (Est. 1942) 24 DEKALB AVE. cor. FLA TBUSH AVE. EXT. MA 5-8977 (Just 3 Blocks from Academy) FIRE NOTICE. The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shorest route to the street. In the event of fire or other emergency please do not run - WALK TO THAT EXIT. NEW ABRAHAMcf ..Cft NOW ,..Jl c: Cft QUICK SILVER Streak bolt lightning quick into this dazzler dress and see your charm turn on, on, on! Shining way to make yourself shimmer and seen ... bright-now in a sparkling collection of metallic fiber dresses at A&S. .