New York City Opera Project: Madama Butterfly

Puccini
Puccini: Brief Biography
From Puccini's letters
Puccini: Survey of Works

Background
John Luther Long's story
David Belasco play
Orientalism in Madama Butterfly
Timeline of Italian Opera
Verismo

Performances
The First Performance: a Fiasco
Synopsis of the Opera
Madama Buttlerfly's Librettists
Complete Performance

NYCO
Visit the NYCO official site
Three selections for NYCO visit

David Belasco's Play: Madam Butterfly

Download a PDF version of David Belasco's Madame Butterfly.

If you do not have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer, click on the "Acrobat Reader" image below: