Whether or not it was because of Giacomo Puccini's tuneful and heart-wrenching score, New York Fashion Week, or the first outing of soprano Ana Maria MartÃnez, a singer curiously absent from the Met, in a prima donna role, the Metropolitan Opera was jam-packed for the premiere of Madama Butterfly on Friday, February 19th. Zifchak and Martinez Most opera fans are familiar with Puccini's drama about a Japanese geisha who is disappointed and humiliated when Pinkerton, the U.S. Naval officer she ma...
Spread Your Wings and Fly: Madama Butterfly at the Metropolitan Opera
The Huffington Post - 22 Feb 2016 22:47
Whether or not it was because of Giacomo Puccini's tuneful and heart-wrenching score, New York Fashion Week, or the first outing of soprano Ana Maria MartÃnez, a singer curiously absent from the Met, in a prima donna role, the Metropolitan Opera was jam-packed for the premiere of Madama Butterfly on Friday, February 19th. Zifchak and Martinez Most opera fans are familiar with Puccini's drama about a Japanese geisha who is disappointed and humiliated when Pinkerton, the U.S. Naval officer she ma...
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