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07 Oct Hansel and Gretel

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The original work of this opera is the famous Grimms' Fairy Tales. Not only children but also adults can enjoy it. This opera’s composer, Engelbert Humperdinck, received a request from his sister, to compose an opera for their family. While he was still composing it,...

07 Oct Madama Butterfly

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Act I Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton, a young U.S. Navy lieutenant, has arranged with Goro, a marriage broker, to acquire a fifteen-year-old Japanese bride, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly). Pinkerton takes a 999-year lease on a home overlooking Nagasaki harbor; this lease, as well as his marriage, can...