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Performances

Reading of Velina Hasu Houston’s "Madame Butterfly"

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Performances

Reading of Velina Hasu Houston’s "Madame Butterfly"

FREE

What is the “real” story of Madame Butterfly? In John Luther Long’s 1898 short story, Madame Butterfly, the demise of the fictional lead character is quite a bit different than depicted in the famed story in Giacomo Puccini’s similarly named opera or the reincarnation of that female essence in Cameron Mackintosh’s Miss Saigon musical theatre play.

In a new play and film, Velina Hasu Houston explores the archetype myth in Madame Butterfly: The Original, adapted from the Long story.

This program is free, but RSVPs are recommended using the link below.

In the Tateuchi Democracy Forum

Saturday, Oct 19, 2019

5:00 PM PDT

FREE

What is the “real” story of Madame Butterfly? In John Luther Long’s 1898 short story, Madame Butterfly, the demise of the fictional lead character is quite a bit different than depicted in the famed story in Giacomo Puccini’s similarly named opera or the reincarnation of that female essence in Cameron Mackintosh’s Miss Saigon musical theatre play.

In a new play and film, Velina Hasu Houston explores the archetype myth in Madame Butterfly: The Original, adapted from the Long story.

This program is free, but RSVPs are recommended using the link below.

In the Tateuchi Democracy Forum

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