The last time American soprano Corinne Winters sang with San Diego Opera in 2017, she played the dying courtesan Violetta in Verdi’s in “La traviata.” Now she’s back as the doomed heroine Cio-Cio San ...

Opera San José continues its 42nd season—centered on the theme “What Is Love?”—with Puccini’s tragic masterpiece Madama Butterfly, running November 16–30, 2025, at the California Theatre (345 South ...

A psychological examination of love's extremities in Singapore Lyric Opera's Madama Butterfly, directed by Harry Fehr. Read ...

British director Harry Fehr balances the Orientalism of Act One by leaning into the American stereotypes of Act Two. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Opera San José will continue its 42nd season, devoted to exploring the question “what is love?,” with Puccini's tragic masterpiece Madama Butterfly. Set in early 20th-century Japan, this opera classic ...

In a 10-year burst of creativity, Giacomo Puccini turned out “Manon Lescaut,” “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Madama Butterfly”( Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo). This essay is a Cover Story selection ...

This image released by LA Opera shows Karah Son as Cio-Cio-San, left, and Jonathan Tetelma as Pinkerton during a performance of Mario Gras's "Madama Butterfly" at Teatro Real in Madrid, which will be ...

The stereotypes inherent in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly”—a story built around the white imperialist male fantasy of the submissive Asian woman—have become increasingly problematic in recent years, ...

The Butterfly Process, an emerging educational initiative, aims to address stereotypes in Puccini’s opera and beyond — with modern, multiracial audiences in mind The first time Melanie Bacaling saw ...

For the first time in 25 years, Giacomo Puccini’s grand opera “Madama Butterfly” will be staged in Baton Rouge. Opéra Louisiane will stage the performance Sunday, March 8, in the Baton Rouge River ...

Dinyar Vania and Yunah Lee in a 2012 production of "Madama Butterfly" from Boston Lyric Opera. (Courtesy Eric Antoniou) How do we approach works of art that were written in a time when stereotypes of ...

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