Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Bregenz Festival)

Plot: Puccini's Madama Butterfly, one of the most played operas today, is performed on the Seebühne for the first time. Stage director is Andreas Homoki, who together with Michael Levine's magical stage set with it's subtle landscape paintings brings Japanese flair to Lake Constance, supported not at least by Antony McDonald's colorful costumes.