Madama Butterfly

Family, fortune, and honor—the geisha Cio-Cio-San forsakes them all for the callous American naval officer who calls her his “bride.” But what she sees as a lifetime commitment, he treats as just a fleeting pleasure.

Puccini’s Madama Butterfly features some of opera’s most famous music, including Cio-Cio-San’s heartbreaking “Un bel di” and the beautiful “Humming Chorus.”