Page 4/The Battalion/Friday, October 21, 1983
‘Butterfly’ appeals to audience
by Cary Stegall
Battalion Staff
“Madame Butterfly,” per
formed by San Francisco’s West
ern Opera Theater Thursday
night tn Rudder Auditorium,
was well cast and remarkably
“big-budget” for a traveling
show.
Review
jamin Franklin Pinkerton, has a
marriage arranged with a young
Japanese girl named Madame
Butterfly. Pinkerton is just con
scious that he has an arrange
ment while Butterfly is deeply in
love, even after Pinkerton leaves
her for three years.
Pinkerton does return, but
only to tell her that he has re
married. Butterfly reacts as her
father did years before, killing
herself with her young son
nearby.
The opera was presented by
MSC Opera and Performing
Arts Society.
“Madame Butterfly,” a 20th
century opera written by Giaco
mo Puccini, is set in turn-of-the-
century Nagasaki, where a
young Navy Lieutenant, Ban-
There are very few opera
companies in the world that can
tour because of the enormous
expense involved. The Western
Opera Theater, an offshoot of
the San Francisco Opera, is one
of those. Fortunately for this
year’s troupe, the “Butterfly” set
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tween 8 AM and 4 PM in the University Placement Office
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necessary. If you can’t make it on the 21st or 24th, call
775-2199 and arrange an appointment.
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is minimal, primarily because of
its Japanese scenario.
WOT tries to appeal to an au
dience of veterans and laymen
through its young performers.
The group uses the English
translation in order to accom
plish this. The English is more
vulgar than the original Italian,
and this proves detrimental to
the vocal lines, especially during
the faster comedic sections.
The cast was well-rounded,
but not nearly so adept as the
orchestra at rendering the
depth of Puccini’s score. The
only looming exception to this
was Maria Russo, who per
formed the title role. The audi
ence was consistently centered
on her voice because of its clarity
throughout her range and com
passionate reactions to the dyna
mic motion. Dolora Zajic as
Suzuki, the servant, also is very
strong, especially when she
shares the limelight in the
second and third acts.
The First act was slightly hec
tic, even considering the amount
of plot covered. It is not until
Butterfly enters with her rela
tives that a proper mood can be
set. The timbre of the ensemble
also provides a deep counter
point to the individual lines
when the full stage begins a sec
tional fugue. Russo then inter
jects her soprano line to top off
the harmony and bring the first
act to a close.
Act two was an improvement
staff photo by Mike Davis
Suzuki, played by Dolora Zajic, discusses her
treasures with Pinkerton, Daniel Harper.
over the first in look and sound,
with a better balanced set and
more complementary costumes.
Butterfly’s joy at her husband’s
return comes across in her
smooth lines. This rebirth
moves quickly into a duet with
Suzuki about the unfolding of
spring.
The third act
relies strongly
on the orchestra to set the som-
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her mood of the new morning,
which it does admirably. The ex
tremes of emotion on stage
allowed the performers to final
ly cut loose with some fiery lines.
Butterfly’s death is staged quick
ly, with realism.
For a touring company the
quality was outstanding, and the
cast contained more than the
usual fair of energy. WOT’s per
formance showed a nice col
laboration between the voices,
orchestra and staging that was
warmly received by the full
house.
(Editor’s note: Stegall is a senior
anthropology major who stu-
music Tc
died music tor six years prior to
attending Texas A&M. He has
sung with the Century Singers
and is a regular reviewer of
albums and movies for the At
Ease supplement to The Batta
lion.)
FRIDAY
MSC CAMERA COMMITTEE:The Fall Photo
will be on Nov. 5. Prims may be entered m iht \!ej
Student Center hallway from It) a.m. to 2 p.m.,0cU
Nov. -4. The contest is open to all non-professiori
Bryan-College Station area.
DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES:^
the requirements of a minimum GPR of 2.25 andaieai
student having completed one semester at TexasjT : ('
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of Architecture Building on Oct. SOfromdarktolOp.it] s6loi
Oct. SI. dark to 11 p.m. Admission is $1 and open to iJ| (
and the public. 'if
MSC AGGIE CINEMA:”An Officer and a GenttaiJ
show at 7:30 p.m. and 9:*45 p.m. in Rudder Theater J
same times on Saturday in Rudder Auditorium. "Leiil
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Rudder Tower. foi ;
MSC CEPHEID VARIABLE:Fiim polls for Spring* 1
taken today and Monday in the main hallway in tile ftF'IS
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the first floor Pavilion and MSG lounge. cipn
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dualion',join an MSC coir™'
or go to the Dixie Chidec|
1 hursday, Friday and
night, but they do ha
ihing to keep themim
spirit.
They can join “the Hi
Twelfth.”
The Houston TweKi
brainchild of RandiMaji
of ‘79 and Carla Sutter,
'82, is an unofficial dub
of Aggies from the I
Downtown, and
A&M clubs.
Mays said the orj
has about 650 to ~
mostly from theClassesol
U P- Die organization
parties much like the
held ;il the QuonsetW
a little life to the Hons
clubs.
But th is weekend
don’t have to wait until
duale and move to Hi
join the group’s
weekend students a
the “First AnnualPre-|
ie Chicken Reunion.”
The event beginsFridit
with yell practice at ll
Guard, a Houston cl
party begins at 9:30 f
f ree beer and hotdogs
tinues until the yell I®
rive, around 10:30 p.m
The Dixie Chicken
starts Saturday ontk
campus behind
tennis courts. Fora$3
the organization wil
the beer, cokes and
can consume. The pi<
go to a scholarship fun | l
Tickets to the part)'
ends at 1:30 p.m.,canbf
in Rudder Toweroratil' ( |
in Houston. -
And if it rains?
“We’re gonna have
way,” Sutter said,
what. A little rain never:
an Aggie from
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