The 2003 - 2004 Season

MADAMA BUTTERFLY
By Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica

Puccini's exquisite tale of an innocent geisha, with its stunning arias, retains the power to engage our emotions and thrill our senses. This simple, yet powerful, account of a trusting young woman who commits herself to a man unworthy of her loyalty is based on a true incident. Butterfly's passion and heartbreak find new life and new meaning in Dicapo's intimate production, which underscores the story's Japanese atmosphere and Puccini's heart-rending music.

April 15, 16, 17, 18
Paris 1906 (Standard) Version
Cast

Performed in Italian with Dicapotitles

Madama Butterfly Centennial Festival:

Puccini's Madama Butterfly is among the most popular and beloved operas of all time. However, at its premiere at La Scala in Milan in 1904 it was a failure. Puccini withdrew the opera and revised it for a production in Brescia five months later. At this performance the opera became a success, but it was not until 1906 in Paris that Puccini finally finished his revisions, creating the standard version as it is known today. This "Butterfly Festival" promises to be an event of international significance.

For the first time in history, all three versions of Madama Butterfly performed back to back in a single weekend to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the world premiere.

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