DG ARTS FESTIVAL: MADAM BUTTERFLY
Written by author on May 12, 2014
A glorious evening featuring one of the world’s best loved operas comes to Dumfries on May 16.
Launching the 35th Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival, Opera a la Carte will present Puccini’s heart-breaking masterpiece Madam Butterfly at the Easterbrook Hall and this is a rare chance to experience a glittering night at the opera with all its grandeur and splendour.
For those who have never been to an opera, Madam Butterfly is the perfect introduction to this beautiful performing artform.
And the under 25s have two good reasons to attend. First, the exciting chance to see a quality, real-life opera without having to travel to the city; and second, to take advantage of the half price ticket concession.
It is a heart-breaking tale of passion, honour and the tragedy of love. Set in 1890 Japan, this is the story of a naive teenage geisha whose lover, an American naval lieutenant, marries her for convenience and then cruelly abandons her with tragic results.
Luxuriant and exotic, Giacomo Puccini’s glorious and majestic tour de force portrays sorrow and betrayal in a powerful musical score that has enthralled the world’s audiences for over a century.
Madam Butterfly was the inspiration for Miss Saigon and Memoirs of a Geisha. It is the seventh most performed opera in the world and its famous arias have been heard in venues across the continents since it was first performed at La Scala, Milan in 1904.
Opera a la Carte presents Madam
Butterfly at the Easterbrook Hall at 8pm on Friday, 16 May. Tickets from the Midsteeple Box Office, Dumfries, tel: 01387 253383. Full colour festival brochures are available from www.dgartsfestival.org.uk or from outlets across the region.
