Famous for its wonderful arias, its highly melodic music and dramatic story, Madama Butterfly<\/i> remains one of the most touching operatic stories and one of Puccini\u2019s masterpieces.<\/p>\n
The monumental production, directed by Hugo de Ana, will be staged for just five performances at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus Theater, conducted by Lukas Karytinos.<\/p>\n
The opera tells the tale of the fatal love of a 15-year old geisha Cio-Cio-San for Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton, a lieutenant in the US Navy. After an absence of 3 years, the officer returns to Japan with his American wife, and learns that he has acquired a son with Butterfly. She agrees to hand the child over to Pinkerton, but then commits suicide.<\/p>\n
Puccini\u2019s \u201cJapanese tragedy\u201d, with its excellent depiction of Cio-Cio-San\u2019s character, sheds musical light on the stark differences between the two cultures of Japan and the West-America.<\/p>\n
In the five performances of the highly popular Madama Butterfly<\/i>, the audience will have the chance to relish leading soloists such as Cellia Costea, Stefano Secco, Dimitris Paksoglou, Dionyssis Sourbis, and others.<\/p>\n