Madama Butterfly (Puccini)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Madama_Butterfly_(Puccini)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:opera
gptkbp:action	3
gptkbp:category	opera by Giacomo Puccini opera set in Japan opera based on a play opera based on a short story opera from 1904 opera in Italian opera premiered at La Scala
gptkbp:composer	gptkb:Giacomo_Puccini
gptkbp:dedicatedTo	gptkb:Queen_Elena_of_Italy
gptkbp:duration	about 2.5 hours
gptkbp:genre	verismo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Madama Butterfly (Puccini)
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Italian
gptkbp:librettist	gptkb:Giuseppe_Giacosa gptkb:Luigi_Illica
gptkbp:mainCharacter	gptkb:Cio-Cio-San gptkb:Pinkerton gptkb:Sharpless gptkb:Suzuki
gptkbp:notableAria	gptkb:Addio,_fiorito_asil gptkb:Un_bel_dì_vedremo Vogliatemi bene
gptkbp:notableProduction	gptkb:Royal_Opera_House,_London gptkb:La_Scala,_Milan gptkb:Metropolitan_Opera,_New_York
gptkbp:notableRecording	Maria Callas (soprano), 1955 Mirella Freni (soprano), 1974 Renata Scotto (soprano), 1978
gptkbp:orchestration	full orchestra
gptkbp:originalReception	initially unsuccessful
gptkbp:period	early 20th century
gptkbp:popularFor	one of the most performed operas worldwide
gptkbp:premiereDate	1904-02-17
gptkbp:premiereLocation	gptkb:Teatro_alla_Scala,_Milan
gptkbp:publisher	gptkb:Casa_Ricordi
gptkbp:setting	gptkb:Nagasaki,_Japan
gptkbp:source	gptkb:Madame_Butterfly_(play)_by_David_Belasco gptkb:Madame_Butterfly_(short_story)_by_John_Luther_Long
gptkbp:structure	three acts (originally two)
gptkbp:theme	gptkb:sacrifice betrayal tragedy cross-cultural romance
gptkbp:updated	1904-05-28, Brescia
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Jean-Pierre_Ponnelle
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5