Che tua madre - From Madama Butterfly

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Un bel di, vedremo 2. Reissue new engraving Milan: Javascript is required for this feature. Arranger Carlo Carignani — , piano reduction. This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project. Proof copy with revisions in the hand of the composer. Third Italian edition Schickling Arranger Carlo Carignani , piano reduction.

Paul Ferrier — , French text. Second French edition Schickling Rosette Helen Elkin , English text. This revision issued ca. Third English edition Schickling Re-engraving of score first issued in A morally dubious type who marries Cio-Cio San on what he considers a short term lease. Nominally a match-maker but apparently a real estate agent as well.

Rather a slimey chap with little sympathy or care for Cio-Cio San. The US Consul to Nagasaki. A kindly man and the voice of reason to Pinkerton but sadly ineffectual. Fiercely loyal to Butterfly and vastly more aware of the tragedy unfolding. The curtain rises on Lieutenant Pinkerton and Goro inspecting the house that Pinkerton has leased in Nagasaki while he is stationed in Japan. Sharpless, the US Consul, arrives, all out of breath from climbing the hill to the house.

Despite his Butterfly infatuation, he is already thinking of his future American bride. The scene is set for our tragedy! We hear Madam Butterfly for the first time. She is coming up the hill full of joy for her impending wedding. She arrives with her friends and approaches Pinkerton. The relatives all arrive and amongst much wittering it becomes clear there is some serious friction.

Pinkerton delivers yet more crass lines about how brief he is expecting the marriage to be, whilst Butterfly professes to her family how deeply she is in love.

Madama Butterfly, SC 74 (Puccini, Giacomo)

Just before the wedding Butterfly tells Pinkerton that she has converted to Christianity for him and shows him some of her most important possessions including a box whose contents she will not reveal. He has learned of her conversion and curses her for it. Pinkerton tries to protect her and in the process all the rest of the relatives turn on her, leaving with few good words said. Pinkerton consoles Butterfly and the two get entirely mushy for several minutes. He dispels her fears and the Act closes as they leave to consummate their marriage Butterfly is running desperately short of money and believing Pinkerton will return, as he said he would, refuses to marry again.

Sharpless and Goro arrive. Sharpless wishes to read Butterfly a letter from Pinkerton but has no luck, as Goro is in the process of urging her to marry Prince Yamadori, a very wealthy man with multiple wives. Butterfly quickly rejects him. She is still married she says, under American law if not Japanese.

Che tua madre from Madama Butterfly

Offended, Yamadori and Goro leave. Sharpless returns to the letter, in which Pinkerton tries to prepare Butterfly for his return including the fact that he has remarried. Butterfly gets overexcited at the idea of his return and Sharpless tries to convince her of the reality of the situation in as gentle a manner as possible. She gets upset and brings out her blond-haired, blue-eyed son. This comes as a bit of a shock to Sharpless, and he asks if Pinkerton knows of his son. Sharpless, dejected, promises to do so, and leaves. Susuki appears dragging Goro, who has been hiding.

Goro shouts abuse at Butterfly, calling her son a bastard in the old-fashioned sense of the word. She almost stabs Goro with her dagger but he flees. A cannon shot is heard. A ship has entered the harbour.

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Cue a lot of flower throwing and general preparation for his arrival. The night has passed and Suzuki and the child are asleep. Butterfly remains awake, waiting in silence. In the background sailors are heard and the sun finally rises.

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Butterfly puts her son to bed and falls asleep herself. Pinkerton is his usual insensitive self, but Sharpless tells Suzuki that whilst they can do nothing for Butterfly, Kate would like to adopt the child. Suzuki goes to speak with Kate and Pinkerton selfishly sings of his own distress, admitting he is too much of a coward to face Butterfly. He flees, but Kate stays to reassure Suzuki that she will care for the child as her own.

Butterfly awakens and calls for Suzuki. She sees her maid crying and asks why, but then notices Sharpless and the mystery woman in the garden. She realises Pinkerton is not coming back.

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She agrees to hand over the child if and only if Pinkerton returns in half an hour to pick him up himself. Her son enters and Butterfly now more composed hugs him close and tells him not to be sad at his mother abandoning him. She blindfolds him and gives him a little American flag to wave as his father returns.