MADAMA

BUTTERFLY
 Learning Objectives

recognize the
explains the plot,
different styles and
musical and listen perceptively
elements
theatrical elements to selected art
portrayed by
of an opera after songs and excerpts
different opera
watching video of opera
composers of the
samples; and
Romantic Period;
Question & Answer:

Direction: Answer the following

questions:
1.What is the story of La Traviata?
2.What is the opera based on?
3.Is La Traviata based on a true story?
4.How did La Traviata end?
BLIND ITEM 2

Direction: Guess the blind

item below with the clues.
1.It is one of opera's most
enduring tales of
unrequited love.
2.Music by Giacomo Puccini
3.A tragedy drama.
 VIDEO WATCHING
Direction: Watch the video and answer the
following questions:
 Process Questions:
1. What is the message of Madame
Butterfly?
2. What story is Madame Butterfly based
on?
3. What happens at the end of the
Madame Butterfly?
4. Why is it called Madama Butterfly?
Giacomo Puccini
• Giacomo Puccini was born in a poor family on
December 22, 1858 in Lucca, Italy. He studied
at the Milan Conservatory. He belonged to a
group of composers who stressed realism,
therefore, he drew material from everyday life,
rejecting heroic themes from mythology and
history. Puccini‟s famous operas were: “La
Boheme”, “Tosca”, “Madame Butterfly”, and
“Turandot”.
MADAME BUTTERFLY
• Music by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) 
Libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Giacosa
and Luigi Ilica.From the short story by
John Luther Lung, derived from Pierre
Loti‟s tale Madame Chrysantheme.
• Romantic tragedy. Set numbers; recitative.
Setting: Nagasaki, Japan, at the beginning
of the 20th century. Two acts; Act 2 with t
SYNOPSIS
When American naval vessels frequented
Japanese seaports, American Lieutenant
Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton met Cio-Cio-San
(“Butterfly”) and was captivated by her beauty.
Pinkerton rented a Japanese house and part of his
rental package is his “betrothal” to Cio-Cio-San
Treating the marriage merely as a casual affair,
Pinkerton returns to America after the wedding
leaving Cio-Cio-San loyally waiting for his return.
He marries an American woman named Kate. When
he returns to Japan three years later with his
American wife, he learns that he bore a son with
Cio-Cio-San.
•Upon learning that Pinkerton had
married another woman, CioCio-
San kills herself to make sure that
Pinkerton takes their son with him
Music Analysis
Direction: Listen to Madamme Butterfly song and fill in the
needed information below.

•Tone Color:
•Melody:
•Rhythm:
• Over-all Performance.
Questions to Ponder:

1.Who are the main characters in Madame

Butterfly?
2.What is the end of Madame Butterfly's
name?
ESSAY!
1.Does the opera showcase the
ideals and emotional whims of
Romantic opera?
2.What makes this opera different
from La Traviata?