Performance

Venue	Chichester Festival Theatre
	Also: The Spiegeltent
Town	Chichester
County	West Sussex
From	5th November 1998
To	7th November 1998
Chichester Festival Theatre (V719)
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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:: (T01605199586)

Sung in Italian.

Company

European Chamber Opera

Listing:: L149938406

Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in Italian.

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