Point of View: Madama Butterfly

A series of images taken from backstage at Madama Butterfly
Photos by Don Ipock
Sneak Peek at Butterfly Rehearsal

Rehearsal photos by Julius Ahn, who portrays Goro in Madama Butterfly
The Butterfly effect

The duality of a brutal story told with beautiful music
by Ryan McAdams, Conductor of Madama Butterfly
3-minute read
Loving Butterfly: It’s Complicated

One of Puccini’s most sublime works, created during a wave of Orientalism.
Featured Article by Paul Thomason; 9-Minute Read
Preface to the linked article by Lyric Opera Staff
There really was a Madame Butterfly
Sometimes, life really does imitate art.
5-minute read