Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly is a three-act lyrical drama written by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini in 1906. The story revolves around a young Japanese geisha named Cio-Cio-San, also known as Butterfly, who falls in love with an American naval officer named Pinkerton. Despite the warnings of her family and friends, Butterfly marries Pinkerton and converts to Christianity, hoping to start a new life with him in America. However, Pinkerton leaves Japan soon after the wedding, promising to return, but Butterfly is left alone and pregnant. She waits faithfully for Pinkerton's return, even after three years, but when he finally does come back, he brings with him his American wife. Butterfly is heartbroken and decides to take her own life, leaving behind her young son. The opera explores themes of love, betrayal, and sacrifice, and is known for its beautiful arias and haunting melodies.D������� Apres John L. Long And David Belasco. Translated By M. Paul Ferrier.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.