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Set in 1904 Japan, the opera Madama Butterfly
tells a story of tragic love between the young geisha
Cio-Cio-San and her unfaithful husband, American
Lieutenant Pinkerton. A perennial of American
opera, it is one of Puccini's best known besides La
Boheme. The Baltimore Opera Company's opening
performance on Saturday features Shu-Ying Li (pictured) and
Jose Luis Duval singing classic pieces such as "Un
Bel Di."<br>
<br>
The opera opens at 8:15 p.m. Saturday, running
at varying dates and
times until May 18.
Tickets are $51-
$138. The Lyric
Opera House is at
140 W. Mount Royal
Ave. Call 410-727-
6000 or go to baltimoreopera.com.<br>
<br>
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Set in 1904 Japan, the opera Madama Butterfly tells a story of tragic love between the young geisha Cio-Cio-San and her unfaithful husband, American Lieutenant Pinkerton. A perennial of American opera, it is one of Puccini's best known besides La Boheme. The Baltimore Opera Company's opening performance on Saturday features Shu-Ying Li (pictured) and Jose Luis Duval singing classic pieces such as "Un Bel Di."

The opera opens at 8:15 p.m. Saturday, running at varying dates and times until May 18. Tickets are $51- $138. The Lyric Opera House is at 140 W. Mount Royal Ave. Call 410-727- 6000 or go to baltimoreopera.com.

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[NICHOLAS TESTA] (Courtesy of Baltimore Opera Company / May 2, 2008)

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