Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly is an Italian opera in three acts with music by Giacomo Puccini. The libretto was written by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica. It was based on a play by David Belasco. The opera was first performed in Milan, Italy, on February 17, 1904. Its revised version was performed in Brescia, on May 28, 1904. Although a fiasco at its premiere, it soon established itself in its revised version as one of the most beloved of operas.
Principal characters
[change | change source]- Cio-Cio-San - soprano
- Pinkerton - tenor
- Suzuki - mezzo-soprano
- Sharpless - baritone
Sources
[change | change source]- The Complete Dictionary of Opera & Operetta, James Anderson, Wings Books, 1989.
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