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One of Puccini’s most popular operas, Madama Butterfly, returns to the Met for eleven performances, March 19–May 7. Set in Japan at the turn of the 20th century, the revival of Anthony Minghella’s evocative staging draws inspiration from traditional Japanese theater with brilliant stagecraft, bold colors, and Bunraku puppetry to tell the heartbreaking tale of doomed love.
Lyric Opera of Chicago's new production of Tosca provides a lesson in how to get away with a fake stabbing. Veteran fight director Chuck Coyl explains how the bloody scenes play out on stage.