Jan 16, 2020THE GAZETTE: Review: 'Madama Butterfly' soaring with Cedar Rapids Opera TheatreEverything about this production feels fresh and new, from the sparkling performances to the director’s bold choices.
Jan 15, 2020HOOPLA: Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre giving audiences favorite 'Madama Butterfly' new lifeThe horrors and harmonies of “Madama Butterfly” are like “catnip” to modern audiences, conductor Daniel Kleinknecht said.
Jan 10, 2020IOWA CITY PRESS-CITIZEN ARTICLE: Madama Butterfly Offers Up Universal Themes and TragedyThere is little doubt that Giacomo Puccini’s operas are among the world’s most loved.
Jan 7, 2020Kelly Hill and Edward Brennan on 88.3 KCCKThe two talk about how being extra-prepared has been key to getting breaks in their singing careers, and about what makes the Cedar Rapids O
Sep 22, 2019About Giacomo Puccini's Madama ButterflyProgram Notes by Stephen Lovely In 1854, during Commodore Matthew Perry’s second expedition to open Japan to U.S. trade, another American...