Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and most comprehensive portraits of a woman in the history of opera, but also one of the most shocking: a story of humiliation and deceit which ultimately leads ...

The unexpected source of two of the most significant musical themes in Puccini’s masterwork Madama Butterfly has been revealed by an American music scholar. The unexpected source of two of the most ...

Madame Butterfly, presented here by the Serbian National Theatre, is considered a masterpiece and is among the world’s most-performed operas. Credit: WIkimedia Commons / Serbian National Theatre.jpg ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. One of Puccini's most popular operas, Madama Butterfly, returns to the Met ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Puccini's 'Madame Butterfly' takes flight at the Academy of Music. "In the original production it's a Japanese girl," says Karen Chia-ling Ho, who plays Cio Cio San, the ...

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 ...

Deep love, betrayal and heartbreak. Giacomo Puccini’s tragic 1904 opera, “Madama Butterfly,” hits all three emotional notes. “’Madama Butterfly’ is one of the most moving human dramas that has ever ...

The Royal Opera House has defended Puccini's Butterfly, saying: ‘It is a product of the time in which it was written’ One of the world's most popular operas opens in Covent Garden today amid fresh ...

Hundreds of operas have tragedy at their core, but you would be hard pushed to find a more perfect example of this theme expressed in music than Puccini’s masterful opera Madama Butterfly. It was a ...

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A century ago today, an abandoned young woman took the stage at La Scala in Milan, Italy, praying for her lover's return. Thus, the world was introduced to Madame Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini's most ...