| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2013 Aotea Centre: ASB Auditorium | A visually stunning Madama Butterfly from New Zealand Opera |
 Sometimes in a performance there is a moment when everything just comes together; when every element on stage is operating at such a high level that the performance transcends these elements and causes one to become so immersed in the proceedings that you forget you’re at a performance at all. The audience at New Zealand Opera’s Madama Butterfly’s opening night experienced one such moment in the final parts of the love duet concluding Act I.Read full review... | |
| 22-Mar-2013 Mayflower | Welsh National Opera's Butterfly at the Mayflower, Southampton |
 and Cheryl Baker (Madam Butterfly) photo credit Jeni Clegg 33.jpg) 35 years and many revivals after it was first seen, the late Joachim Herz’s version of Madam Butterfly (“Madama” spelt without the “a” here) is still going. For WNO’s themed series of “Free Spirits”, Caroline Chaney took on the revival director’s mantle. The result was a reliable production lacking in originality but not in warmth. Puccini’s Butterfly, so much changed after is disastrous original première in 1904, has rightly found a place among the most popular operas in existence.Read full review... | |
| 9-Dec-2012 Semperoper | A heart-wrenching Madama Butterfly at Dresden's Semperoper |
 In the early years of the 20th century Puccini was a very happy man. His most recent opera, Tosca, was proving as successful as La Bohème, and the lucky composer was being summoned to opera houses throughout Europe for its premières. In the summer of 1900 Puccini attended the première performance of Tosca in London, and soaked in the atmosphere of Europe’s largest city. It was here that he attended a performance of David Belasco’s Madame Butterfly: A Tragedy of Japan.
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| 2-Nov-2012 Citi Performing Arts Center, Shubert Theater | Boston Lyric Opera finds new ways to break hearts in Madama Butterfly |
 Boston Lyric Opera opened a new production of Madama Butterfly on Thursday night, with gorgeous results. From the beautifully articulated set to the connection of the singers, the production was clean and inspired.
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