Hui He stars as Cio-Cio-San, the devoted geisha who gives everything for the American naval
officer Pinkerton, sung by Andrea Carè. Elizabeth DeShong is her devoted companion Suzuki, and
Plácido Domingo adds another role to his remarkable repertoire, singing Sharpless for the first
time. Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts Anthony Minghella’s beautiful, atmospheric production.
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