A woman surrounded by greenery in a farmhouse is singing an aria from Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini while another woman is sewing a geisha outfit and three children gaze at the iridescent fabric ...

Now, at the start of the 2024-25 season, L.A. Opera returns to Puccini, this time with the devastating 1904 work “Madame Butterfly.” In the vision of director Mario Gas, this production takes a ...