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An American naval officer (Pinkerton) 'acquires' a 15 year old Geisha wife during a stay in Japan - but has no intention of staying with her. After a while he returns to the USA and marries his fiancee. Meanwhile, Butterfly waits for him for three years, cut off from her family, religion and culture by being an American wife. And she is now a mother. When he finally returns she is overjoyed, but he brings with him his new wife. Story originally published in a magazine.Company
Music Puccini. Lyrics Giuseppe Giacosa. Lyrics Luigi Illica (1904).UKTW Historical Archive
Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly) archive with 709 listings from Monday, 5th August 1996 to Wednesday, 22nd April 2020.Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly)
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