Madame Butterfly is an opera by Giacomo Puccini. An opera is a dramatic work in one or more acts set to music for singers and instrumentalists. Madame Butterfly is an animated short story produced by John Luther Long in 1898. It is based on the recollections of Long’s sister, Jennie Correll. It was published in Century Magazine.
It is about an American naval named Lieutenant Pinkerton who moves to Japan to take on his duties on a ship docked in Nagasaki. His friend Sayre put him down with a girl named Cho-Cho-San who would be Lieutantenant Pinkerton’s wife for the duration of his stay. Her family really favored the marriage until he forbid them from coming to the house to visit. They reacted by disowning their daughter Cho-Cho-San.
I thought the play was very interesting seeing something from such a different time where musicals where highly popular. It’s crazy to see how things change and evolve in ones culture in such a short period of time.
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