Kaori Sato does a star turn in "Madama Butterfly," Fargo-Moorhead Opera's first production of the season, with a performance built on a strong, commanding voice and small, graceful gestures. And David ...

For the spring run starting April 26, the cast features soprano Asmik Grigorian in her highly anticipated Met debut as Cio-Cio-San. Known as “one of the fiercest dramatic talents in the field” (The ...

Pacific Opera Project’s (POP) acclaimed bilingual production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” has returned, showing at the Aratani Theatre, located at the Japanese American Cultural and ...

The Palm Beach Opera opened its 2023 mainstage season with a performance of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” on Friday at the Kravis Center. What was immediately clear in the first scene of the opera was ...

Following a small-scale production of “Bluebeard’s Castle” at Kennesaw State University, the Atlanta Opera began its 2022-23 main stage season in full force Oct. 29 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts ...

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The Greek National Opera (GNO) presents leading French director Olivier Py's new production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly, following his acclaimed production of Berg's Wozzeck at GNO in 2020. Olivier ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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