"Madama Butterfly"

"Madama Butterfly": Puccini's Timeless and Tragic Romantic Opera

Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" is one of the most beautiful -- and one of the most tragic -- operas ever staged. It's the story of an innocent young geisha who catches the eye of an American naval officer and becomes his temporary "wife," only to be left behind when he returns to the U.S. What begins as a beautiful love story becomes a heartbreaking tragedy when the abandoned bride must make an agonizing choice. Full of sumptuous music interwoven with Japanese motifs, "Madama Butterfly" offers famous arias and joyous moments that served as the basis for the hit musical "Miss Saigon". See this breathtaking work as Verismo Opera brings it to the Bay Terrace Theater.