Puccini's Madame Butterfly is one of the most beloved operas of all time, so it would be difficult for any one of its many great tunes to outstrip the opera itself. But one of its arias comes close.
Watch Ailyn Pérez sings an excerpt from Cio-Cio-San’s Act II aria in an early stage rehearsal for Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.
Patricia Racette performed the role of Cio-Cio-San in the 2009 Met production of Puccini’s tragic love story opera, Madama Butterfly. Racette sings the heartbreaking aria of hope, “Un bel dì vedremo,” ...
Watch Ailyn Pérez sings an excerpt from Cio-Cio-San’s Act II aria in an early stage rehearsal for Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. The title character of Madama Butterfly—a young Japanese geisha betrayed ...