Metropolitan Opera in HD Encore Anthony Minghella’s breathtaking production has thrilled audiences ever since its premiere in 2006. Two of the world’s foremost Butterflys, sopranos Kristine Opolais and Patricia Racette, share the title role. Tenors Massimo Giordano and Roberto Alagna sing Pinkerton, the naval officer who breaks Butterfly’s heart. Karel Mark Chichon conducts. World premiere: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 1904. Met premiere: February 11, 1907. The title character ofMadama Butterfly—a young Japanese geisha who clings to the belief that her…