Special Exhibit | History Comes to Life in Madama Butterfly
The Loft - Emerson 118 Boylston Street, Boston, United StatesSept 14 – 24, 2023 | 118 Boylston Street Exhibit hours: Sept 14 & 22 – 5:00 -7:30PM, Sept 17 & 24 – 1:00 – 3:00PM, 6:00 – 7:30PM. Curated in partnership with historian and filmmaker Arthur Dong, this exhibit, History Comes to Life in Madama Butterfly will explore BLO’s new production of Puccini’s opera through the lens of its inspirations, from San Francisco’s storied nightclub Forbidden City to the mass incarceration of thousands of American citizens following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The culmination of The Butterfly Process, a 3-year exploration centering authentic storytelling with new approaches to canonical [...]