Puccini’s heartbreakingly beautiful Madame Butterfly tells the tale of an American naval officer, Pinkerton (Dominick Chenes), who recklessly takes Cio-Cio-San (Yunah Lee) Butterfly as his bride, knowing that their time together in Japan will be fleeting. Cio-Cio-San clings to her love for Pinkerton as she awaits his return to Japan … a return that she refuses to acknowledge may never come. The depth and purity of Cio-Cio-San’s love and her inevitable and tragic end is brought into stunning relief against Puccini’s unforgettable score.
Puccini’s heartbreakingly beautiful Madame Butterfly tells the tale of an American naval officer, Pinkerton (Dominick Chenes), who recklessly takes Cio-Cio-San (Yunah Lee) Butterfly as his bride, knowing that their time together in Japan will be fleeting. Cio-Cio-San clings to her love for Pinkerton as she awaits his return to Japan … a return that she refuses to acknowledge may never come. The depth and purity of Cio-Cio-San’s love and her inevitable and tragic end is brought into stunning relief against Puccini’s unforgettable score.
Puccini’s heartbreakingly beautiful Madame Butterfly tells the tale of an American naval officer, Pinkerton (Dominick Chenes), who recklessly takes Cio-Cio-San (Yunah Lee) Butterfly as his bride, knowing that their time together in Japan will be fleeting. Cio-Cio-San clings to her love for Pinkerton as she awaits his return to Japan … a return that she refuses to acknowledge may never come. The depth and purity of Cio-Cio-San’s love and her inevitable and tragic end is brought into stunning relief against Puccini’s unforgettable score.