Madame Butterfly

by David Belasco

A story of longing and love.

Cho Cho san, a beautiful Japanese young woman is married to Lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton.
He has now returned to the United States, promising to be back when "the robins nest again." This touching story has been told many times and in many ways. Puccini made this play the basis of his opera of the same name. "Miss Saigon" is another version. The play itself, with the subtitle "A Tragedy of Japan", was based on story by John Luther Long. But no matter… Show more how it is told and how often, the story retains its emotional power.

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