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 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 ...

The last time American soprano Corinne Winters sang with San Diego Opera in 2017, she played the dying courtesan Violetta in Verdi’s in “La traviata.” Now she’s back as the doomed heroine Cio-Cio San ...

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

On Friday, March 8 and Sunday, March 10, Opera Naples will present "Madama Butterfly" in Cambier Park. Directed by Maria Todaro, this opera pays tribute to Giacomo Puccini's enduring legacy, ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Puccini's 'Madame Butterfly' takes flight at the Academy of Music. "In the original production it's a Japanese girl," says Karen Chia-ling Ho, who plays Cio Cio San, the ...

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026 Princeton Festival lineup, featuring Sondra Radvanovsky, The Bacon Brothers, and 'Madama Butterfly' with Toni Marie Palmertree.

It’s a sign of great works that they reveal new ideas on repeated viewings — often, a new insight with each new performance. At a time of unsettling conflicts in Israel and Ukraine, West Bay Opera’s ...

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 ...

Asmik Grigorian laughs when she recalls that she had been singing professionally for more than a decade when the International Opera Awards proclaimed her the "best young female singer" of 2016. "So ...