Madama Butterfly at Rockwell Hall!
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 09/24/2017
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Madama Butterfly, by Giacamo Puccini was first performed in Milan in 1904. Despite the tragic story, it has some of the most beautiful music in all of opera. Set in Nagasaki, Japan around 1900, it tells the story of Lieutenant Pinkerton, an American naval officer who marries Cio-Cio-San, a young girl who is called Madam Butterfly. Her relatives are shocked, and desert her when she gives up her religion for Pinkerton’s. The American consul, Sharpless, has many misgivings about the marriage as well. Soon Pinkerton returns to America, and Butterfly is left to wait for his return, supported by her faithful servant Suzuki. Pinkerton returns after three years, having learned that he has a son, bringing his American wife Kate. She asks Cio-Cio-San to give up her son to be raised in America. Cio-Cio-San tearfully agrees, if his father will come take him. Tragically, she kills herself. (excerpted from Quaintance Eaton’s Opera Production)
Friday, September 22, 2017 - 8:00pm
Sunday, September 24, 2017 - 2:30pm
$30 General Public
$25 Seniors (60+)
$10 Any Student
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