Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and soon to be back on Broadway in a revival directed by the Lion King's Julie Taymor, starring Clive Owen"A brilliant play of ideas… a visionary work that bridges the history and culture of two worlds."—Frank Rich, New York TimesBased on a true story that stunned the world, and inspired by Giacomo Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly, M. Butterfly was an immediate sensation when it premiered in 1988. It opens in the cramped prison cell where diplomat Rene Gallimard is being held captive by the French government—and by his own illusions. He recalls a time when Song Liling, the beautiful Chinese diva, touched him with a love as vivid, as seductive—and as elusive—as a butterfly.How could he have known that his true love was, in fact, a spy for the Chinese government—and a man disguised as a woman? The diplomat relives the twenty-year affair from the temptation to the seduction, from its consummation to the scandal that ultimately consumed them both.M. Butterfly is one of the most compelling, explosive, and slyly humorous dramas ever to light the Broadway stage, a work of unrivaled brilliance... [Read More]

Fiorenza Cedolins, Marcello Giordani, Juan Pons, and Francesca Franci star in this Arena di Verona production of the the Puccini opera conducted by Daniel Oren and directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

This is an original press photo. Colorful costuming being fashioned for "Madama Butterlfy" Gillian Beavers, Vernon Skoog, Cline Daly, Tom Pinion, Jane Shirles Pinion, Rody Sterne, Birmingham Civic Opera Photo measures 8.25 x 6.75 inches. Photo is dated 03-05-1956.

Spread your wings and take flight in this elegant Madame Butterfly Costume! This costume includes a floor length yellow kimono type dress with butterflies printed throughout the costume. The costume also comes with a yellow waist sash that you can tie on the back or side for a perfect fit. You will be a hit at any party when you dress up as the serene Japanese beauty in this lovely