Who: Michigan Opera Theatre
What: Puccini’s Madame Butterfly
Where: Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway St, Detroit, MI 48226
When: 11/15 at 7:30, 11/19 at 7:30, 11/21 at 7:30, 11/22 at 7:30 and 11/23 at 2:30
Madame Butterfly is an opera in three acts written by Puccini between 1903 and 1904. Set in Japan during the early 20th century, Madame Butterfly follows the marriage of Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton of the U.S. Navy and a geisha wife named Cio-Cio-San. A young girl of 15, Cio-Cio-San became a geisha after her family lost their prominent position and has agreed to convert to Pinkerton’s religion of Christianity. Denounced by her family and later abandoned by Pinkerton, Cio-Cio-San faces a life a shame with her and Pinkerton’s child.
The Michigan Opera Theatre will be presenting Madame Butterfly at the Detroit Opera House from the 15th – 23rd of November.
