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A group of women wearing Japanese Kimonos in Madama Butterfly

Madama Butterfly

Senbla presents Ellen Kent’s Farewell Opera Tour featuring Opera International Kyiv, Ukraine, with Highly-Praised Soloists and Full Orchestra.

Back by overwhelming public demand, this award-winning Opera returns in a new production with exquisite sets including a spectacular Japanese garden and fabulous costumes including antique wedding kimonos from Japan.

One of the world’s most popular operas, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly tells the heart-breaking story of the beautiful young Japanese girl who falls in love with an American naval lieutenant – with dramatic results.

Highlights include the melodic Humming Chorus, the moving aria One Fine Day and the unforgettable Love Duet.

Starring international soloists Elena Dee (soprano), Viktoria Melnyk (soprano), Yelyzaveta Bielous (mezzo-soprano), Oleksii Srebnytskyi (tenor) and Hovhannes Andreasyan. (tenor).*

Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

*Cast subject to change

Ticket Prices

Standard £33.50 - £50.00

Max of 10 tickets can be booked online. All discounts are subject to availability and may not be applicable. See our T&Cs for further information.

A japanese woman stood in the centre of a red background, holding a parasol behind her. Text above reads Madama Butterfly.

Venue

The Alhambra Theatre

Dates

13 Feb 2026

Price

£33.50 - £50.00

Running time

2 hours 35 minutes

  • A woman in a red, floral kimono looks off to right, another woman wearing a purple kimono, lays on the floor next to her.
  • Production Image from Madama Butterfly with a young woman throwing her arms in the air with excitement.
  • A woman wearing a red floral robe holding her hand out to a man in a white suit.
  • A woman in a white kimono stands on the left of the screen with a young boy in the centre holding hands with a man crouched on the stage.

Above all it was a production which captured the raw emotion at the centre of the opera. Don’t take a handkerchief with you, take a box of them.

The Independent

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