Hauntingly powerful and heartbreakingly beautiful, Madama Butterfly’s lush, cinematic score makes it an instant favorite for opera fanatics and newcomers alike! Join the DSO for this vivid performance of a story of love, honor, betrayal and sacrifice. | Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Hauntingly powerful and heartbreakingly beautiful, Madama Butterfly’s lush, cinematic score makes it an instant favorite for opera fanatics and newcomers alike! Join the DSO for this vivid performance of a story of love, honor, betrayal and sacrifice. | Dallas Symphony Orchestra

10K views · 396 reactions | Today is my final performance of Madama Butterfly at Gran Teatre del Liceu this year. It also happens to be Giacomo Puccini’s birthday, and I can think of no better way to celebrate his life than by performing one of his extraordinary operas. Wishing our incredible cast and creative team a fantastic performance and Maestro Puccini and very very happy birthday! | AILYN PÉREZ | Facebook

Bringing a puppet to life takes a lot of practice! Come behind the scenes with puppeteers Kevin Augustine, Tom Lee, and Jonothon Lyons to learn what it takes to breathe life into the Bunraku-style puppet that acts as Cio-Cio-San’s child in Anthony Minghella’s production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Madama Butterfly returns to the stage this January. Book your tickets and explore the 2023–24 season: bit.ly/3JxySFm Videography by Pete Scalzitti / Met Opera #MetOpera #NewYorkCity #Puppetry #Behin