Left-Right; Ensemble, Kangmin Justin Kim (Song Liling), Mark Stone (René Gallimard), photo by Curtis Brown Photography for the Santa Fe Opera
The operatic adaptation of the David Henry Hwang play features a libretto by Hwang and music by Huang Ruo.
The world premiere operatic adaptation of David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly completes its run at Santa Fe Opera August 24. Hwang wrote the libretto, adapting his own script, with Huang Ruo (An American Soldier) penning the music. The opera began its run July 30. Watch highlights from the production above.
Countertenor Kangmin Justin Kim stars as Song Liling, with Mark Stone and Erik Grendahl sharing the role of René Gallimard, Hongni Wu as Comrade Chin and Shu Fung, Kevin Burdette as Manuel Toulon and Judge, and Joshua Dennis as Marc.