A critic weighs San Francisco Playhouse's "M. Butterfly" against Pocket Opera's "Madame Butterfly," probing racism, desire and why Puccini still seduces.

The title role of Madame Butterfly in Opera Philadelphia's production is represented by a puppet, voiced and manipulated by Karen Chia-ling Ho. (Emma Lee/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South ...

This October, an exciting new collaboration sheds a new light on Puccini’s classic opera “Madame Butterfly.” The Detroit Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Pittsburgh Opera and Utah Opera companies have come ...

Phil Chan believes “Madama Butterfly” should be celebrated as a masterpiece. Chan also believes the 120-year-old Puccini opera should be reclaimed and reinvented by Asian and Asian-American artists.

Opera Philadelphia's 2023-2024 Season closes with a new production of Puccini's Madame Butterfly that illuminates and ultimately transcends harmful stereotypes, empowering the protagonist Cio Cio San ...

What do Norfolk and Nagasaki have in common? Both are historic ports, of course, that likely have had their share of macho mariners loving and leaving hapless residents behind. Let all self-styled ...

Matthew Ozawa’s work as stage director for Cincinnati Opera’s 2019 production of Romeo and Juliet impressed Artistic Director Evans Mirageas so much he asked if Ozawa would be interested in directing ...

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Upon arriving at the Emerson Colonial Theatre to watch “Madama Butterfly,” audiences are greeted with an unexpected sight: an older version of the titular character (Keiko Orrall) frosting a birthday ...

DETROIT – Madame Butterfly is fluttering to Detroit Opera, but maybe not in the way you might remember it. Giacomo Puccini’s renowned opera from 1904 is getting reimagined over a century later, while ...

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When I was a young man discovering the world of opera many years ago, when you only heard music in person or on the radio or on records, I would first experience a work entirely by sound. I might have ...