OFA#2 MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Episode 2 of the OPERA FOR ALL -- Octavio Choy and Peter Shimkin podcast, hosted by Society Bytes Radio, titled "OFA#2 MADAMA BUTTERFLY" was published on April 8, 2019 and runs 58 minutes.
April 8, 2019 ·58m · OPERA FOR ALL -- Octavio Choy and Peter Shimkin
Episode Description
An American naval officer based in Japan enters into an arranged marriage to a teenage Japanese geisha known as Madame Butterfly.
After a year his squadron departs for the USA hand he cynically promises to return, all the while planning to wed a “real” American wife when he arrives home.
For 3 long years Butterfly waits for his return which he does when he learns that she has borne him a son, leading to a tragic conclusion.
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