Giacomo Puccini Essays

Giacomo Puccini’s opera “Madama Butterfly” is set in Nagasaki, Japan, in the early 20th century. It tells the story of the strong but ultimately failed relationship between Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton, an American navy officer, and Cio-Cio-San (Butterfly), a young Japanese woman. Despite the consul and her family’s objections, Butterfly marries Pinkerton in a traditional Japanese ... Read More