Performance

Venue	Buxton Opera House
	Other spaces: Paupers Pit Theatre, Pavilion Arts Centre
Town	Buxton
County	Derbyshire
From	26th September 2017
To	26th September 2017
When	19:30
What is currently on at Buxton Opera House (V424)

Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly)

T301697590
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.

Music	Puccini
Lyrics	Giuseppe Giacosa
Lyrics	Luigi Illica (1904)

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Russian State Opera

Sung in Italian with English Surtitles.

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Russian State Opera

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