Madame Butterfly
an opera (1904) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Also Ma·da·ma But·terfly [muh-dam-uh, ‐dah-muh], /məˈdæm ə, ‐ˈdɑ mə/, Madam Butterfly.
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How to use Madame Butterfly in a sentence
Madama Butterfly is a novelty, but it leaped into immediate and enormous appreciation.
Great Singers on the Art of Singing | James Francis CookeMadama Butterfly's success has been largely due to the fact that the work bears the direct evidences of inspiration.
Great Singers on the Art of Singing | James Francis CookeMadama Butterfly and Lakmé demand a knowledge of national characteristics.
The Merry-Go-Round | Carl Van VechtenThe Milan production of "Madama Butterfly" was an utter failure.
The Complete Opera Book | Gustav KobbRevision, as in the case of "Madama Butterfly," may make a great success of it.
The Complete Opera Book | Gustav Kobb
Cultural definitions for Madame Butterfly
An opera by Giacomo Puccini. The title character, a Japanese woman, is betrothed to an American naval officer stationed in Japan. He leaves for the United States, promising to return, but comes back three years later married to an American woman. Butterfly, disgraced, stabs herself; the officer begs her forgiveness, and she dies in his arms.
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