Review: Madama Butterfly at the New Theatre
Premiered in Milan in 1904, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly was first met with outcry, amidst an uproar of hisses and obscene sneers directed towards the seeming sexual licentiousness of its titular character. Fortunately, the extreme nature of these reactions failed to discourage Puccini who would go on to deem it his best work and ensure its […]
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