Puccini: Madama Butterfly

Apollo hosts the latest season of cinema from London's prestigious Royal Opera House. The 2023/24 season will once again feature world-class performances, with a revival of Lady Butterfly on 21 April 2024. Puccini: Madame Butterfly The story of Cho-Cho-San and Pinkerton is one of the great tragedies of love. In the story of Madame Butterfly, a 'temporary marriage' that is meant to be a real emotional and legal bond, the only way out is death after the last shred of hope has been lost. It has been said of the work that inspired the libretto that "if the drama were not set in an exotic location far from us, the pain would be unbearable." For opera lovers, Puccini's magnificent music takes the tragedy to cathartic heights. An opera performance recorded at the Royal Opera House, London, in Italian, with Hungarian subtitles, 167 minutes, with one intermission. Probably Giacomo Puccini's most popular composition, full of catchy music, such as the grand aria 'Un bel di, vedremo' (A beautiful day) by Madame Butterfly or the buzzing chorus, at once stunning and heartbreaking...