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Madame Butterfly ticket prices may vary, as a number of factors affect the price of seats sold on our site. See for yourself and purchase Madame Butterfly tickets today. By 1907, the opera became the opus that it is today, and it remains one of the most popular operas ever composed. Though the original 1904 production of Madame Butterfly was rushed and troubled, Puccini continued to work and refine his piece. As the story progresses, the audience learns more of Pinkerton’s dedication, or lack thereof, to Cio-Cio-san, as well as her undying love for the American. It follows a US naval officer named Pinkerton and his wife-to-be, Cio-Cio-san (Which is Japanese for “butterfly”), who he plans to marry for convenience. The story itself is a tragic tale of unrequited love, set in Nagasaki, Japan during the early 20th century. Madame Butterfly, which first premiered in 1904, was inspired by a book of the same name, written by John Luther Long and released in 1898 - a book which itself was inspired by an 1887 French novel titled Madame Chryanthème by Pierre Loti. Madame Butterfly is perhaps the best-known opera by Giacomo Puccini, the Italian composer who also wrote music for the operas La Boheme, Tosca, and Turandot.

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