"I'm very proud that we are not telling the story from a place of exoticization or victimhood," says stage director Mo Zhou ...

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 ...

The passionate melodies Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" are poised to captivate Utah audiences once again, but this time with a bold new vision that honors its timeless beauty while inviting a ...

Were it not for a simple twist of fate, Eric Taylor might be reconstructing jaws instead of belting arias. The 30-year-old Utah native had long had his sights set on being an oral maxillofacial ...

Karah Son and Eric Taylor in "Madama Butterfly" at Pittsburgh Opera. This is WESA Arts, a weekly newsletter by Bill O'Driscoll providing in-depth reporting about the Pittsburgh area art scene. Sign up ...

The Lyric Opera of Chicago unveiled the lineup for its 2025-2026 season Tuesday, featuring a blend of tradition and modern musical concerts. The new season includes both "Madama Butterfly" and a ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Cio-Cio San (Miss Butterfly) is an eighteen-year-old girl living in ...

The 2024-25 Kentucky Opera season launches this month with “Madama Butterfly,” a powerful tragedy from the legendary Giacomo Puccini. The story, which will be staged at the Brown Theater on Nov. 15 ...

Florentine Opera's new production of "Madama Butterfly" makes it possible to enjoy the beauty of Puccini's music without cringing at the staging. By shifting the story, set in Nagasaki, Japan, from ...

THE FLORENTINE OPERA IS BRINGING MADAMA BUTTERFLY TO THE STAGE IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS. JOINING ME NOW IS MAGGEY OPLINGER, THE CEO OF THE FLORENTINE OPERA. IT’S GOOD TO HAVE YOU IN. THRILLED TO BE HERE ...

Cio-Cio-San, a.k.a. Madame Butterfly, first won hearts in an 1898 short story by an American lawyer, then in a Broadway play two years later before becoming immortal thanks to Puccini’s 1904 Italian ...

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.