Los Angeles first saw Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly presented at the Mason Opera House downtown in 1908 by the English Grand Opera Company. Rumors that LA Opera Artistic Director Placido Domingo portrayed Cio-Cio San’s little boy in that production remain unsubstantiated.
By Patrick Mack
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Fabiano To Headline ArtSmart Benefit Concert
On December 4, at 8:00 pm, world-renowned tenor Michael Fabiano inaugurates a new initiative at Merkin Hall in collaboration with Classical Vocal Arts (CVA) International entitled, “A Passion for Song.” This benefit concert will raise funds for the ArtSmart program and will be accompanied by pianist Kamal Khan.
It took the better part of a decade—including two high-profile cancelations—or New York to finally hear Anna Netrebko in recital.
Ana María Martínez will sing Cio-Cio-San in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly on February 27 and March 5.
By La Cieca
“Friday night’s triumph may well leave the Met’s management wondering how it let such a gem slip through its fingers.”
By La Cieca
Ana Maria Martinez’s tremendously impressive Cio-Cio-San dominated the season premiere of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the Met.
