16th December

Concert will begin at 18:25 hours GMT

Puccini's 'Madama Butterfly' with Yoncheva, Polenzai, Stroppa and Meachem from Barcelona

Puccini's 'Madama Butterfly' is an opera in three acts, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is based on the short story 'Madame Butterfly' (1898) by John Luther Long, which in turn was based on stories told to Long by his sister Jennie Correll and on the semi-autobiographical 1887 French novel Madame Chrysanthème by Pierre Loti.

Performers: Cio-Cio San: Sonya Yoncheva. Suzuki: Annalisa Stroppa. Pinkerton: Matthew Polenzani. Sharpless: Lucas Meachem. Goro: Juan Noval-Moro. Yamadori: Carlos Cosías. Kate Pinkerton: Montserrat Seró. Uncle Bonzo: David Lagares.

Live. Broadcast to be confirmed.