In this downloadable podcast Seattle Opera General Director Aidan Lang introduces Puccini's MADAME BUTTERFLY, coming to Seattle Opera for eight performances August 5-19. Aidan explains why he considers this opera Puccini’s greatest tragedy and looks at both its human story and its anti-imperialist indictment of the politics of colonialism. For tickets, go to seattleopera.org/butterfly. To read what Aidan has to say, go to http://www.seattleoperablog.com/2017/06/aidan-lang-introduces-madame-butterfly.html.
