@SL_body_copy_ragged:On Saturday, the high-definition broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera will be Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." The performance will be shown at noon at the Town Plaza Cinema ...

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 ...

Upon arriving at the Emerson Colonial Theatre to watch “Madama Butterfly,” audiences are greeted with an unexpected sight: an older version of the titular character (Keiko Orrall) frosting a birthday ...

Soprano Karen Chia-ling Ho delivers a powerhouse performance in SFO's visually breathtaking 'Madama Butterfly' this season.

Maria Luigia Borsi is the complete package – natural acting ability and a voice of luminous beauty "Madame Butterfly" repeats at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Music Hall. A stellar cast, gorgeous set and ...

"Madame Butterfly" is one of the best-loved operas of all time. Its beautiful melodies, Japanese-inspired set design and tragic love story about a geisha and an American Naval officer make it popular ...

Puccini’s Orientalist story of the sexual exploitation of an Asian woman may seem repulsive in the #metoo era – but we shouldn’t flinch from a masterpiece’s savagery, says the director of Glyndebourne ...

When I was a young man discovering the world of opera many years ago, when you only heard music in person or on the radio or on records, I would first experience a work entirely by sound. I might have ...

A stunning performance from Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian in the title role made an outstanding impression at the opening night of Madama Butterfly at the Royal Opera House. I have lost count of ...

Just when it seemed the San Francisco Opera season was winding down, the company has introduced a “Madama Butterfly” that absolutely knocks it out of the park. The reason is Lianna Haroutounian, whose ...

David Henry Hwang has returned to his Tony-winning play with a libretto for Huang Ruo’s new work. But can its story change with the times? By David Allen SANTA FE, N.M. — “M. Butterfly” has been a ...