The bumpy road to a masterpiece
The tragic story and its characters
The music and magic of Puccini
Legacy, adaptation, and controversy
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Master of Behind the screen of Madama Butterfly
schopenhauer Madama Butterfly
For her honor, / With the dagger, / She says goodbye.
schopenhauer A detailed flowchart maps the tragic sequence of events inside Butterfly's Nagasaki home.
schopenhauer Neon holographic silhouettes depict Butterfly and Suzuki waiting on a dark digital hill
schopenhauer Solve the music box puzzles to learn the tragic story of Madam Butterfly.
Butterfly's real name: The heroine's Japanese name, Cio-Cio-San, literally translates to 'Miss Butterfly' in English, as 'chocho' is the Japanese word for butterfly.
A Japanese woman professionally trained to entertain guests with conversation, dance, and song. In Puccini's 1904 masterpiece, the teenage Cio-Cio-San works in this profession before marrying an American lieutenant.
schopenhauer The fateful wedding of Cio-Cio-San and Benjamin Pinkerton in Nagasaki.
Why does the Bonze, Cio-Cio-San's uncle, publicly disown her during her wedding?
schopenhauer Suzuki and Sharpless represent reason and realism in Puccini's famous opera
What is the military rank of Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton, the American character in the opera?