Puccini’s Madame Butterfly - Final Dress Rehearsal
Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
Join the Westlake High School Orchestra Program as they attire Austin Opera's final dress rehearsal of Puccini's Madame Butterfly.
Tentative Schedule
5:30 PM Arrive in the Orchestra Hall
5:45 PM Departure from WHS7:00 PM Performance at the Long CenterCarmen is about a 3hr Opera with a 20-minute intermission
11:00 PM Guardian Pick up from WHS
Summary
The mesmerizing beauty and heart-rending tragedy of Giacomo Puccini’s poignant Madame Butterfly returns to Austin Opera in April 2025. In one of opera’s most heartbreaking stories, the young geisha Cio-Cio-San, affectionately known as “Butterfly,” is seduced by the dashing U.S. Navy Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton. After a hasty wedding separating Cio-Cio-San from her family, Pinkerton abandons her to return to America. Cio-Cio-San raises their son with the help of her maid Suzuki and never loses faith in her true love, but when Pinkerton’s ship finally returns to the harbor three years later, her faith is replaced by devastating despair.
Attire
Business Casual Dress or Formal Attire
Students who are not in proper attire will be sent home without refund