Madama Butterfly is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924). Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, Puccini’s librettists for Madama Butterfly, ...
For the spring run starting April 26, the cast features soprano Asmik Grigorian in her highly anticipated Met debut as Cio-Cio-San. Known as “one of the fiercest dramatic talents in the field” (The ...
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‘Madama Butterfly’ like never before: Sung in Japanese and English, with ethnically accurate casting
Ah, “Madama Butterfly,” Puccini’s classic operatic tale about a Japanese geisha and an American Navy lieutenant who meet in Nagasaki and fall in love as they sing to each other –– in Italian. It is a ...
The stereotypes inherent in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly”—a story built around the white imperialist male fantasy of the submissive Asian woman—have become increasingly problematic in recent years, ...
Just when it seemed the San Francisco Opera season was winding down, the company has introduced a “Madama Butterfly” that absolutely knocks it out of the park. The reason is Lianna Haroutounian, whose ...
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Madama Butterfly is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is based on the short story "Madame Butterfly" (1898) ...
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