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| Composer | Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa |
| Year | 1904 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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GenevaMadama ButterflyNew production
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Antonino Fogliani; Barbora Horáková; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Wolfgang Menardi; Eva Maria van Acker; Sascha Zauner; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
StockholmMadama ButterflyNew production
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Daniel Carter; Sofia Adrian Jupither; Royal Swedish Opera; Erlend Birkeland; Maria Geber; Ellen Ruge; Royal Swedish Orchestra
BudapestMadama Butterfly
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
István Dénes; Miklós-Gábor Kerényi; Hungarian State Opera; Kentaur; Ilona Vágvölgyi; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Gabriella Balga
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Tragedy in the mirror: Minghella’s Madama Butterfly in Vienna
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Ermonela Jaho returns to one of her signature roles as Cio-Cio-San, delivering a searing and deeply nuanced portrayal.
Ailyn Pérez is the perfect Butterfly in the Met’s revival
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Good Butterflys are not that difficult to come by but great ones are very very rare. Ailyn Pérez fits the bill in this revival of Anthony Minghella’s classic staging.
Power and vulnerability: COC revives Madama Butterfly
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The Toronto revival of Michael Grandage’s straightforward but elegant production shields Puccini’s genius from contemporary critiques.
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Bachtrack top ten: Giacomo Puccini
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Giacomo Puccini knew how to pull the heartstrings in his music. He made his soprano characters suffer... but also composed some of his best music for them.
Stefanie Paglialonga on the secrets of wig making
We talk to Stefanie Paglialonga, Head of the Wig Department at Opera Australia, to find out more about this unique profession.
Bachtrack top ten: Operatic deaths
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Characters in opera are doomed to die – especially sopranos – but the variety of ways they are dispatched can be highly entertaining. Sit back and enjoy some of our favourites!