Madama Butterfly

Madama Butterfly - Opera Śląska in Bytom, 29 November.

Libretto: Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on David Belasco's play "The Geisha".

ACT I In a Japanese port, an American warship has anchored for an extended stay. Relationships form between crew members and local girls. Young American officer Pinkerton marries a Japanese girl, Butterfly. Yet their marriage is merely a game - Pinkerton plans to sail away and return to America.