Madame Butterfly (Exchange Favorite)

Girl meets boy, girl loses boy, girl commits hari cari… it’s the basis of the plot of one of the most beautiful operas every written, Madame Butterfly. Composed by the Italian Giacomo Puccini, it first premiered over 102 years ago, and has become one of the world's most popular operas. The Granite State Opera will be performing Madame Butterfly this May. Today we talk about Puccini, about Madame Butterfly and their influence on music and opera both then and now. Laura's guests are Philip Lauriat, Artistic Director of the Granite State Opera and Harlow Robinson, Professor at Northeastern University in Boston, author of two books on Sergei Prokofiev and a regular contributor for the Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts and lecturer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

*This show originally aired on 4/28/06*