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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.
Madam Butterfly (in Italian Madama Butterfly) is one of opera’s most enduring tales of unrequited love. Puccini’s poignant score follows the tragic tale of Cio Cio San, a young Japanese girl who falls in love with American naval officer Pinkerton, with devastating consequences.
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Madama Butterfly premieres at La Scala in Milan on February 17. Despite a starry cast, the performance is a disaster, with critics accusing Puccini of plagiarism. He immediately withdraws the score.
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.
Giacomo Puccini himself said many times that of all his tragic female protagonists, Madama Butterfly is the one closest to his heart. Maybe that is why Madama Butterfly is the most tear-jerking of all of Puccini’s operas. Her tragic destiny, her youth, and her innocence are heartbreaking.
Photo: Louis Mélançon. Right: For more than two decades, Renata Scotto was a much-admired interpreter of the title role of Madama Butterfly, which served as her Met debut in 1965. Because of Scotto’s diminutive size and impassioned portrayal, Cio-Cio-San became the Italian soprano’s signature role. Photo: Frank Lerner.
Extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini’s devastating tragedy. Tenor Jonathan Tetelman stars as the callous American naval officer Pinkerton, whose betrayal destroys her.
The Contrasting Styles of ‘Madama Butterfly’ & Its Revival As ‘Miss Saigon’, James Monroe Števko. A guide to Giacomo Puccini's endlessly moving Madama Butterfly, including Synopsis, Music & Arias, Fun Facts, Running Time and much more!
This tragic tale revolves around the young Japanese geisha, Cio-Cio San. She is to be married to Benjamin Pinkerton, an American Officer on assignment in Nagasaki. Cio-Cio San is young, naive, and totally in love with Pinkerton; who gives her the pet name 'Butterfly'.