"The score touches the person hearing it for the very first time, and for people who know the opera well, suddenly it's like meeting old friends." Legendary opera director Moffatt Oxenbould's celebrated production of Madama Butterfly is back at Sydney Opera House, opening our 70th anniversary season! opera.org.au/butterfly | Opera Australia

7.3K views · 307 reactions | Madama Butterfly first premiered #onthisday in 1904 曆 The iconic opera is now viewed as a masterpiece, but when the production was first performed in Italy, it was jeered and booed by the audience (in a way that probably wouldn't be tolerated in most opera houses today). But after Puccini's revision of the original score, the next presentation of it was considered a rousing success. #madamabutterfly #operaaustralia | Marquee TV | Facebook

Her love will return. She knows he will. One fine day. Madam Butterfly is one of opera’s most enduring tales of unrequited love. Find out more about ENO’s unforgettable production of Puccini’s opera: goo.gl/8iIezI | English National Opera

💔🎶It’s probably one of the most tragic endings of all time: the final aria from Puccini’s opera Madame Butterfly, “Tu, tu piccolo iddio”. Tune in and listen to this touching masterpiece, interpreted by the wonderful Ermonela Jaho at the Royal Opera House, with maestro Antonio Pappano.💔🎶 http://bit.ly/Puccini_Butterfly | medici.tv