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Showing posts with label Madam Butterfly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Madam Butterfly. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Opera Review: A Butterfly That Stamped

The Met revives the Puccini classic.
by Paul Pelkonen
Here comes the bride: Cio-Cio San enters in Act I of Madama Butterfly.
Photo by Marty Sohl © 2004 The Metropolitan Opera.
Seven years ago, Anthony Minghella's production of Madama Butterfly kicked off a new era at the Met under general manager Peter Gelb. Now directed by Carolyn Choa, it remains a stylish, cinematic interpretation of Puccini whose widescreen effects are best experienced in the opera house. 

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