Department of English

Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University

M. Butterfly

(1986)

David Henry Hwang

(August 11, 1957 – )

Notes

13  The Flower Duet: 

41  Love Duet: 

• C. Gallardo-Domas & M. Berti "Love duet" M. Butterfly (video clip with subtitles; 10:35 min.)

• Madama Butterfly Love Duet (Giuseppe di Stefano and Victoria de los Angeles) (audio clip; 10:05 min.)

• Pavarotti - Freni - Madame butterfly love duet part 1- Viene la sera (audio clip; 7:35 min.)

• Maria Callas & Nicolai Gedda - Vogliatemi Bene (audio clip; 7:24 min.)

• Richards and Zhang Butterfly Love Duet Part3 (beginning with "Vogliatemi Bene"; video clip; 4:04 min.)

• 1983 MET100 GALA:Madama Butterfly. Duet, Act I / Puccini (video clip; 9:59 min.)

Review Sheet

Characters

Rene Gallimard, Pinkerton – 

Marc, Sharpless – 

Comrade Chin, Suzuki, Shu Fang – 

Song Liling, Butterfly –  

Toulon, Judge –  

Renee –  

Helga –  

Time 

1960

1986

present

Places 

Beijing

French Embassy –   

Song's apartment –    

Paris

Gallimard's prison cell –    

courthouse –    

Reference

Reference

Hwang, David Henry.  M. Butterfly.  New York: Plume, 1989.  Print.

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