The Butterfly Effect: Radio 4 programme on the story behind Madame Butterfly

The Butterfly EffectThe Butterfly Effect – BBC Radio 4

Soprano Amanda Roocroft explores the impact of Madame Butterfly in performance and popular culture. […] Author and Japanese expert Lesley Downer and opera enthusiast Rod Wood provide details of the origins of her tragic story and present fascinating insights into the life and work of Puccini. […]

First broadcast: Monday 25 March 2013

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