The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, January 26, 1999, Image 3

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■BY BETH FOCHT
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n [lie early 1900s, a young naive Japanese girl,
Cil-Cio-San known as Butterfly, meets and falls
inllove with an American naval lieutenant, Ben-
of SBSLC niil Franklin Pinkerton.
developmt Renouncing her family and religion, Butterfly
cl confere irBes Pinkerton. Even through his three-year ab-
ice from Japan, she puts all of her faith into him,
arty were er ove and the hope that her will return for her.
ice’s name She stays true to the marriage while her family
ollege Sta mbards her with doubt and accusations. She con-
ny further ually finds herself trapped between the cultures
het family, Japan, and the culture of her beloved,
vestigatio: i Llnited States.
Butterfly grows excited upon learning of the re-
•n ot Pinkerton returns to Japan. However, all of
rdreams are shattered when she discovers that he
—^ married an American woman, pronounces her
be his real wife and rejects Butterfly.
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re details. ouching story line”
3usiness : —William Rogers
OPAS Director of Publicity
be at 7:30 ■
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e informal Ciu-Cio-San is devestated by his news and is
BHned by her own people. She has lost her hus-
There n nd and must decide upon taking the only honor-
meetingafle path she has left to take.
Call Jorda ^ wil I h ave tlie opportunity to enjoy the best
^Hrforming arts showcased in “Madama Butter-
.” Known tor its vocal performances, set and cos-
„ L tMs, “Madama Butterfly” will achieve its goal as
Mens Rugf e of the highlights of the season,
ce from 74 Tie Opera ana Performing Arts Society presents
Hd by the pc lafiama Butterfly,” performed by the New York
ichry parkir ty 1 Ipera National Company, tonight and Wednes-
its welc T> (at 8 in Rudder Auditorium.
H essary C T1 [ le New York City °P era National Company is
tor more infrflj
no stranger to performing in Bryan-College Station
and has been part of the OPAS seasons for the past
three years. The company has performed such op
eras as “La Boheme,” “Faust” and “The Barber of
Seville.”
To enhance audience members’ comprehension
of the opera, super-titles will be used during the per
formance to translate the Italian lyrics to English.
The simultaneous visual translation imprinted on in
dividual slides are projected a line or two at a time
on a screen suspended above the stage. The super
titles are not a literal translation — it paraphrases
enough text to let the audience members know what
is going on in the story during that scene.
“Madama Butterfly,” written by composer Giaco
mo Puccini, is based on a play by David Belasco and
John Luther Long. Puccini spent three years work
ing on “Madama Butterfly” before it premiered Feb.
17, 1904, in Milan. Puccini, who also composed “La
Boheme” and “Tosca,” said “Madama Butterfly” is
his favorite.
William Rogers, director of publicity and adver
tising for OPAS and a junior biomedical engineering
major, said OPAS tries to bring an opera to Texas
A&M University every season.
“The New York City Opera National Company has
performed the past several years including ‘La Bo
heme,’” Rogers said. “We always try to bring the
more well-known operas to Bryan-College Station,
and ‘Madama Butterfly’ is one of those operas. This
is a story most people are familiar with or will rec
ognize the name of the production.”
The New York City Opera National Company was
established in 1979 with a five week tour of the
opera “La Traviata.”
Rogers said because of the popularity and success
of the “Fiddler on the Roof,” the audience interest
and response has been high for this production.
“Ticket holders saw that another popular pro
duction, ‘Madama Butterfly,’ was following close be
hind ‘Fiddler’ production, and they were looking for
good ticket-voucher options,” he said. “It is defi
nitely a well-known and pointed story that people
will enjoy because of the very touching story line,”
Rogers said.
For more information on “Madama Butterfly” and
upcoming OPAS performances, call the MSC Box Of
fice at 845-1234.
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When: Tuesday, Jan. 26
Where: MSC 224
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Speaker: Velda Pena
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Come work with us in some of weekly projects such as:
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