Madama Butterfly

Sung in Italian with projected English titles, Madama Butterfly is a haunting drama set in the high hills of Nagasaki harbour. Cio-Cio-San, a beautiful and innocent Japanese geisha, falls in love with Pinkerton, a dashing U.S. Navy lieutenant. Her love transcends culture and family, and they marry. But some vows aren’t forever. Pinkerton soon leaves Japan, and Butterfly unwaveringly waits three long years for his return. When his ship comes in, her dreams for the future meet his—with tragic and heartbreaking results.