What is Madama Butterfly?
{{italictitle}} [[File:Farrarbutterfly.jpg|thumb|Geraldine Farra as Madama Butterfly at the Metropolitan Opera about 1907]] '''''Madama Butterfly''''' is an [[Italian language|Italian]] [[opera]] in three acts with music by [[Giacomo Puccini]]. The [[libretto]] was written by [[Giuseppe Giacosa]] and [[Luigi Illica]]. It was based on a play by David Belasco. The opera was first performed in [[Milan]], Italy, on February 17, 1904. Its revised version was performed in [[Brescia]], on May 28, 1904. Although a fiasco at its premiere, it soon established itself in its revised version as one of the most beloved of operas. ==Principal characters== * Cio-Cio-San - [[soprano]] * Pinkerton - [[tenor]] * Suzuki - [[mezzo-soprano]] * Sharpless - [[baritone]] ==Sources== * ''The Complete Dictionary of Opera & Operetta'', James Anderson, Wings Books, 1989. {{multistub|performing-arts|music}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Madama Butterfly}} [[Category:Compositions by Giacomo Puccini]] [[Category:1904 works]] [[Category:1900s operas]]