Performance

Venue	Queen's Theatre
Town	Barnstaple
County	Devon
From	22nd October 1999
To	22nd October 1999
Queen's Theatre (V883)
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Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly)

Work:: Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly) (S2007)

An American naval officer (Pinkerton) 'acquires' a 15 year old Geisha wife during a stay in Japan - but has no intention of staying with her. After a while he returns to the USA and marries his fiancee. Meanwhile, Butterfly waits for him for three years, cut off from her family, religion and culture by being an American wife. And she is now a mother. When he finally returns she is overjoyed, but he brings with him his new wife. Story originally published in a magazine.

Music	Puccini
Lyrics	Giuseppe Giacosa
Lyrics	Luigi Illica (1904)

Production:: (T01518396272)

Sung in Italian

Company

European Chamber Opera

Listing:: L01858265301

Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in Italian

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