Winner of a 2008 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Special Class - Classical Music/Dance Programs

New York City Opera presents Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly , which tells the story of a marriage between an American Navy officer and his geisha bride. When he abandons her after his tour of duty, he takes her love, her honor and her dreams for the future. When he returns to claim their son, she takes matters into her own hands. The poignant story of a disastrous clash of cultures stars James Valenti and Shu-Ying Li.