I'd never been to this opera before and felt very lucky to be at this production under the design of Nicky Shaw.
The setting had been brought forward to the second world war and this seemed to work perfectly. The tragedy of Cio Cio San really believing that her GI husband was serious and would return to her was brilliantly played out by the Korean singer, Karah Son. Pinkerton himself was played by Matteo Lippi. The acting was as convincing as the singing and it was hard not to feel exhausted at the end of this emotionally wrenching tale.
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