Madama Butterfly is Puccini's popular tale based on Miss Saigon's hit West End musical. One of the most popular operas in the world, Puccini's Madama Butterfly tells the heart-breaking story of a beautiful young Japanese girl who falls in love with an American naval lieutenant-with dramatic results. Highlights include the melodic Humming Chorus, the moving aria One Fine Day and the unforgettable Love Duo.
La Traviata is Verdi's outstanding interpretation of one of the most popular love stories of the 19th century, La Dame aux Camelias by Alexander Dumas, a cataclysmic tale of heart breaking passion and memorable music. Dumas made no secret of the fact that his book and play were autobiographically based on his own affair with Marie Duplessis, who died of tuberculosis at the age of 23 in 1847.Kent was fascinated by the bookshe read while rehearsing Traviata in Ukraine in 2011. Kent adds a scene from the book to the opening where Dumas, known in the book as Amand, is attending an action at the Paris apartment not realizing that his former mis tress has recently di ed and his effects are being sold off to pay off his deb ts.
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Madama Butterfly is Puccini's popular tale based on Miss Saigon's hit West End musical. One of the most popular operas in the world, Puccini's Madama Butterfly tells the heart-breaking story of a beautiful young Japanese girl who falls in love with an American naval lieutenant-with dramatic results. Highlights include the melodic Humming Chorus, the moving aria One Fine Day and the unforgettable Love Duo.
La Traviata is Verdi's outstanding interpretation of one of the most popular love stories of the 19th century, La Dame aux Camelias by Alexander Dumas, a cataclysmic tale of heart breaking passion and memorable music. Dumas made no secret of the fact that his book and play were autobiographically based on his own affair with Marie Duplessis, who died of tuberculosis at the age of 23 in 1847.Kent was fascinated by the bookshe read while rehearsing Traviata in Ukraine in 2011. Kent adds a scene from the book to the opening where Dumas, known in the book as Amand, is attending an action at the Paris apartment not realizing that his former mis tress has recently di ed and his effects are being sold off to pay off his deb ts.