Virginia Opera’s season comes to a stunning close with one of opera’s most beloved works. Set
in imperial Japan, Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly follows a young Japanese maiden after
she is abandoned by a reckless American naval officer. Bound by tradition and honor, she
fanatically believes her “husband” will return to her and they can be a family. Puccini’s haunting
score—heavily influenced by Japanese folk melodies—is filled with unforgettable music of
unparalleled beauty that will stay with you long after you’ve left the theater. This ever-popular
opera will feature an all-female, Asian creative team, bringing a new lens to this tragic tale.
Virginia Opera Artistic Director Adam Turner conducts the Richmond Symphony Orchestra.
Sung in Italian with English surtitles.
Center for the Arts at George Mason University is at 4373 Mason Pond Drive, Fairfax, VA.
Brian Ganz: A Chopin Recital (5/4/24-5/4/24)
Bamberg Symphony with Hélène Grimaud (4/27/24-4/27/24)
The Okee Dokee Brothers (4/21/24-4/21/24)
Small Island Big Song (4/20/24-4/20/24)
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Three Great Romantics (4/7/24-4/7/24)
Mutts Gone Nuts (4/6/24-4/6/24)
Trinity Irish Dance Company (3/24/24-3/24/24)
Virginia Opera: Madama Butterfly (3/17/24-3/17/24)
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Chopin and Liszt (3/3/24-3/3/24)
Mnozil Brass (2/25/24-2/25/24)
Videos
The Matchbox Magic Flute
Shakespeare Theatre Company (5/21 - 6/16) | ||
Michael Feinstein
Wolf Trap (6/26 - 6/26) | ||
Is God Is
Constellation Theatre Company (6/14 - 7/14) | ||
Funny Girl
Kennedy Center [Opera House] (6/25 - 7/14) | ||
The Hatmaker's Wife
Theater J (6/5 - 6/25) | ||
Ben Platt
Wolf Trap (6/23 - 6/23) | ||
Panti Bliss: If These Wigs Could Talk
Studio Theatre (6/26 - 7/7) | ||
Broadway in the Park
Wolf Trap (6/29 - 6/29) | ||
Pasión y Fuego: The Music of Spain
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (6/15 - 6/15) CONCERT
PHOTOS
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Rose: You Are Who You Eat
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (6/5 - 6/23) | ||
Shear Madness
Theater Lab at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (10/3 - 9/29) | ||
Ain't Too Proud
National Theatre (6/17 - 6/22) | ||
The Kite Runner
Kennedy Center [Eisenhower Theatre] (6/25 - 6/30) | ||
Riverside Christmas Spectacular
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts (11/20 - 12/29) | ||
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