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, ...

Noted conductor Jason Tramm will lead the MidAtlantic Opera Orchestra with featured soloists and the Seton Hall Choir in a sumptuous concert production of Puccini's enigmatic masterwork "Madama ...

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 ...

Huang Ruo collaborated with “M. Butterfly” author David Henry Hwang. (Courtesy of the Santa Fe Opera) "M. Butterfly" turns Puccini on his head. As beautiful as it is, "Madama Butterfly" presents ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...