Opera in two acts Music by PUCCINI
Libretto by GIUSEPPE GIACOSA and LUIGI ILLICA (sung in Italian)
(gramophone records)
Cast in order of singing:
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF THE OPERA HOUSE. ROME conducted by SIR JOHN BARBIROLLI
The action takes place in the early 1900s at Nagasaki, Japan. Act 1 A house with a garden overlooking the harbour
3.45* during the interval EDWARD GREENFIELD discusses the musical structure of Puccini's operas.
4.0* Madam Butterfly Act 2 Inside the house