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Madama Butterfly (Italian pronunciation: [maˈdaːma ˈbatterflai]; Madame Butterfly) is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.
Madama Butterfly. Puccini attended rehearsals and the Met premiere of Madama Butterfly in 1907. The composer spent five weeks in New York, followed everywhere by the press as a major celebrity.
Feb 17, 2004 · A century ago, an abandoned young woman took the stage at La Scala in Milan, Italy, and the world met Madame Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini's most famous opera heroine. Her story, set in Japan...
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May 29, 2009 · Torn between true love and the privileges of wealth, Puccini's Manon Lescaut tries to have it both ways and winds up losing everything. Karita Mattila sings the poignant title role in a...
There are several recordings with conductors closely associated with Puccini. In the 1946 RCA Victor recording, Arturo Toscanini, who conducted the world premiere of the opera, conducts the NBC Symphony Orchestra with Jan Peerce as Rodolfo and Licia Albanese as Mimì. It is the only recording of a Puccini opera by its original conductor.
Madama Butterfly’s Japanese theme was mocked, and its tragic heroine was derided as a secondhand copy of Mimì from La Bohème. Puccini withdrew the opera from performance after opening night, but he was not discouraged.
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Jul 29, 2022 · Puccini took great pride in using Japanese music elements in his opera. Apart from music theory, which was insufficient in Italy when it came to oriental music, he frequented two real Japanese: The great Sada Yacco who toured America and Europe between 1899 and 1902.
