Watch Ailyn Pérez sings an excerpt from Cio-Cio-San’s Act II aria in an early stage rehearsal for Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.

An opera review by Victor Grynberg Madama Butterfly is one of the most acclaimed operas of all time. One of 12 written by ...

Deep love, betrayal and heartbreak. Giacomo Puccini’s tragic 1904 opera, “Madama Butterfly,” hits all three emotional notes. “’Madama Butterfly’ is one of the most moving human dramas that has ever ...

SAN ANTONIO — Presenting Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” to start its second season, Opera San Antonio on Thursday proved its first-season success with Richard Strauss’ “Salome” was not a fluke.

The passionate melodies Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" are poised to captivate Utah audiences once again, but this time with a bold new vision that honors its timeless beauty while inviting a ...

Making one’s role debut as Cio-Cio San in Puccini’s tragically romantic Madama Butterfly would be a rite of passage for any up-and-coming dramatic soprano, but it’s a little more complicated if, like ...