Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The history and curiosity behind these operas, both set in Asia, complicate often simplistic criticisms of borrowing and stereotyping. By Zachary ...

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 ...

Opera San José continues its 42nd season—centered on the theme “What Is Love?”—with Puccini’s tragic masterpiece Madama Butterfly, running November 16–30, 2025, at the California Theatre (345 South ...

Jonathan Tetelman (left) stars as B.F. Pinkerton in the Los Angeles Opera production of “Madame Butterfly,” delivering a show-stealing performance full of “vocal power” and charm. (Cory Weaver / L.A.

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu dresses up for a grand event this Christmas to welcome one of the most touching operas in history: ...

In a 10-year burst of creativity, Giacomo Puccini turned out “Manon Lescaut,” “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Madama Butterfly”( Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo). This essay is a Cover Story selection ...

Watch Ailyn Pérez sings an excerpt from Cio-Cio-San’s Act II aria in an early stage rehearsal for Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. The title character of Madama Butterfly—a young Japanese geisha betrayed ...