Performance

Venue	Tyne Theatre and Opera House
Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
County	Tyne and Wear
From	14th March 2013
To	14th March 2013
What is currently on at Tyne Theatre and Opera House (V571)

Madam Butterfly (Madama Butterfly)

T290723558
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)

Archive :: production:T290723558, opera or operetta:S2007, venue:V571
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Company

Grand Opera of Belarus

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