HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA : MADAME BUTTERFLY 2012
 

The operas and ballets of Budapest take place in one of the most beautiful monuments of the city, the "opera house." This historical monument was built between 1875 and 1884 and was paid for by the emperor Franz Joseph. But he wasn't very keen on the statues of composers such as Beethoven or Mozart, built by Miklós Ybl and the neo-Renaissance architecture.Today, however, you'll find the"opera house" is one of the most charming old buildings in Budapest and it's difficult to imagine that it was considered to be such a modern edifice when it was built.

Madame Butterfly, a tragic opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, is based on the American play Madame Butterfly by David Belasco, from a story by John Luther Long. First performed in Milan, Italy, in 1904.

The story of Madama Butterfly takes place in Nagasaki, Japan. Cio-cio-san (Madame Butterfly) is a geisha who falls in love with an American naval officer, B. F. Pinkerton. They marry in a Japanese ceremony, but according to Japanese law, either the husband or the wife may cancel the marriage on a month's notice. Pinkerton must soon leave Japan with his ship. After he has left, the young woman gives birth to his child. Three years later, Pinkerton sends a letter saying that he has married an American woman. Shortly after the letter arrives, Pinkerton appears with his American wife. The heartbroken Cio-cio-san agrees to give them the child. She then commits suicide.

TICKETS MUST BE BOOKED AT LEAST ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE.

Dates:

27/04/2012
02/05/2012
05/05/2012
08/05/2012
15/05/2012
20/05/2012
24/05/2012
30/05/2012
02/06/2012
07/06/2012