Madama Butterfly

After last season’s premier in the UK, we are delighted to bring back Dnipro Opera theatre from the Ukraine. This opera and ballet theatre has a long-standing heritage of top-quality opera productions, and we are excited to bring it back to the UK in our 2024 Opera Season.

No opera can match the tragedy and sorrow of Puccini’sMadama Butterfly.

Set in Japan at the turn of the last century, it is the story of a doomed love affair between an American naval officer and his young Japanese bride whose self-sacrifice and defiance of her family leads to tragedy.

Though infinitely sad and tragic, the compelling tale ofMadama Butterflyremained Puccini’s favourite opera – his supreme theatrical achievements also gave the world its most sublime and beautiful arias in history –One Fine Day and Love Duet, as well as the Humming Choruswhich has been popular with opera-goers for over a century.

This touching tale of innocent love crushed between two utterly different cultures resonates as strongly as ever in today’s world.