Madame Butterfly at St Mary Magdalene Church

Name: Madame Butterfly at St Mary Magdalene Church
Start: 2025-05-10T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-05-10T22:00:00+01:00
Location: St Mary's Church, Stoke Bishop

Schedule

Sat May 10 2025 at 07:30 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

St Mary's Church, Stoke Bishop | Bristol, EN

"Madame Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccini
English translation by Kenneth Jakobs, EnglishOperaTranslations.com
The opera Madame Butterfly tells the tragic story of young Japanese geisha Cio-Cio-San, and her ill-fated romance with American naval officer Pinkerton. Pinkerton marries Cio-Cio-San in a traditional Japanese ceremony, viewing the union as temporary, whereas Cio-Cio-San believes it to be genuine, forsaking her culture and family for love. When Pinkerton leaves for America he promes to return, while Cio-Cio-San waits faithfully, raising their child. The story unfolds when years later, Pinkerton returns with his American wife.
The opera is a poignant exploration of love, cultural clash, and the devastating consequences of betrayal, set against a richly emotional musical backdrop.

This performance will be in English language.