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A flock of Butterflies: Japanese opera singer will only sing role of Madame this year

Kaori Sato has sung the title role in "Madame Butterfly" in more than 10 different productions. She isn't sick of it, but notes dryly that it's the part she's most often offered. "This year, I'm ...
Oregonian

Portland Opera’s world premiere of ‘Shizue’: A Japanese American story that must be told

During World War II, following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly sent to prison camps that were primarily located in the western part of the United States ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego Opera’s ‘Madama Butterfly’ star digs the emotional depths of her tragic characters

The last time American soprano Corinne Winters sang with San Diego Opera in 2017, she played the dying courtesan Violetta in Verdi’s in “La traviata.” Now she’s back as the doomed heroine Cio-Cio San ...
Brownstoner

Korean Fantasy, Japanese Opera in Flushing

Experience Korea and Japan for free without the jet lag this weekend. On Friday, Flushing Town Hall hosts the Korean world music group NorianMaro, which has 12 members who specialize in an innovative ...