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Madama Butterfly


 

Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly) is an opera in three acts (originally two acts) by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on the book by John Luther Long and the drama by David Belasco.

Sources

  • Van Wyck Farkas, Remy. Madama Butterfly Record Insert. 1952.
  • The Simon & Schuster Book of the Opera. 1977.
  • Plot originally taken from The Opera Goer's Complete Guide by Leo Melitz, 1921 version.