Madama Butterfly

In 1904, B. F. Pinkerton, a U.S. Navy officer aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, takes a house on a hill in Nagasaki, Japan, for himself and his fiancee, the fifteen-year-old Cio-Cio-San, nickn... Read allIn 1904, B. F. Pinkerton, a U.S. Navy officer aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, takes a house on a hill in Nagasaki, Japan, for himself and his fiancee, the fifteen-year-old Cio-Cio-San, nicknamed Butterfly. By matchmaker Goro, the sailor has arranged his marriage to the girl. The ... Read allIn 1904, B. F. Pinkerton, a U.S. Navy officer aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, takes a house on a hill in Nagasaki, Japan, for himself and his fiancee, the fifteen-year-old Cio-Cio-San, nicknamed Butterfly. By matchmaker Goro, the sailor has arranged his marriage to the girl. The young woman sees that bond as a lifelong commitment, but for Pinkerton it's just an advent... Read all