LSO Night at the Opera: Madama Butterfly
Schedule
Sat Jan 20 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:30 pm
Location
Branscomb Memorial Auditorium: Florida Southern College | Lakeland, FL
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With 21 opera seasons in the books, the LSO will enter the 2023/24 season with another fully staged opera production in store. Madama Butterfly will see the return of Principal Opera Conductor, Robert Moody, as well as the Lakeland Opera chorus, which includes students from Florida Southern College.At the turn of the 20th century in Japan, Lt. Benjamin Pinkerton of the U.S. Navy leases a house that comes with a geisha wife named Cio-Cio San, known as Madama Butterfly. Though he is advised against it, he marries her. At the marriage ceremony, it is revealed that Cio-Cio San abandoned her ancestral religionfor that of the Christian missions, causing her family to denounce her.
Three years later, Cio-Cio San waits for her husband to return while being confronted with a troubling letter, unwanted suitor, and constant longing for her American husband to return and meet his child. However, when Pinkerton does return, it is not the reunion Cio-Cio San might have wished.
Tickets go on sale to the general public 60 days prior to the event. Grande reception to follow at the home of Deanna & Howard Bayless. The Grande Reception may be added to the Premium ticket.
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Where is it happening?
Branscomb Memorial Auditorium: Florida Southern College, 49 Lake Hollingsworth Dr, Lakeland, FL 33803, United States,Lakeland, FloridaEvent Location & Nearby Stays: