Heartbreak In Nagasaki

Puccini's moving masterpiece of lost love and betrayal, Madama Butterfly, heads to Toronto with a stunning production conducted from the Canadian Opera Company. The classic opera takes you to Nagasaki, where a young Japanese woman must navigate a heart-wrenching and life-altering relationship with an American Naval Officer who misleads her affections.

This poignant tale of love, heartbreak and the ruthlessness of romance sits is underpinned with a stunning musical score. Based on John Luther Long's 1898 short story and first premiered in 1904, see for yourself why this is such an enduring take in the opera canon!