Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Part of the appeal of grand opera lies in its often exotic locales, and the chance to set a work in early 20th-century Japan undoubtedly helped lure ...
American Lieutenant Pinkerton's ship has dropped anchor in Nagasaki harbour. Seeking distraction, he has been courting Geisha Cio-Cio-San, named Butterfly, a girl of 15 from an aristocratic family ...
For the first time in 25 years, Giacomo Puccini’s grand opera “Madama Butterfly” will be staged in Baton Rouge. Opéra Louisiane will stage the performance Sunday, March 8, in the Baton Rouge River ...
When the Atlanta Opera last produced the infamous Puccini opera “Madama Butterfly,” executive and artistic director Tomer Zvulun was just getting a feel for his new city. Hired as the artistic boss in ...
Dozens of productions of Madama Butterfly are staged around the world each year. Massively popular among aficionados and newcomers alike, Puccini’s 1904 work is also much beloved by opera companies ...
Opera houses in London and Boston have taken a critical look at “Madama Butterfly” to correct its clichés, caricatures and anachronisms. By Farah Nayeri LONDON — Draped in a crisp white kimono and a ...
On a hill overlooking Nagasaki harbour, U. S. Navy Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton inspects a Japanese house with Goro, a sharp local marriage broker who has arranged for him to have it when he ...
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Detroit Opera re-imagines “Madame Butterfly” with an Asian American creative team. We’re taking viewers behind the scenes of Detroit Opera’s re-envisioned production of “Madame Butterfly.” Led by an ...