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Opera Bohemia’s Butterfly brings a flutter of excitement to the Fringe

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Reviewed at St Andrew's and St George's Church, Edinburgh on 24 August 2015
Puccini, Madama Butterfly
Opera Bohemia
John Wilkie, Director
Melanie Gowie, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)
Cheryl Forbes, Suzuki
Alistair Digges, Pinkerton
Douglas Nairn, Sharpless
Barry McAleer, Goro
Gordon Cree, Piano
Gongbo Jiang, Violin
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