When the American naval officer stepped onto that foreign land, he should have known. And if he didn?t, the simple sincerity of Cio-Cio-San?s tender voice should have told him. To be careful. That she would believe his every word. That she was delicate, like ? like a butterfly.

But he didn?t. And in that suddenly changed world plays out one of the most emotional and unforgettable of all operas.

Puccini at his best! Music so powerful, so achingly beautiful, that it has never failed to wring the tears and win the hearts of audiences throughout the world!