Madama Butterfly

Japan early twentieth century US Navy Lieutenant BF Pinkerton inspects the house he has leased from a marriage broker The broker Goro has procured him three servants and a geisha wife CioCioSan known as Madama Butterfly He is enchanted with the fragile CioCioSan CioCioSan is heard in the distance joyously singing of her wedding In a quiet moment CioCioSan shows her bridegroom her few earthly treasures and tells him of her intention to embrace his Christian faith The Imperial Commissioner performs the wedding ceremony and the guests toast the couple The celebration is interrupted by CioCioSans uncle a Buddhist priest who bursts in cursing the girl for having renounced her ancestors religion Alone with CioCioSan in the moonlit garden her husband dries her tears and she joins him in singing of their love