Review: ‘Madama Butterfly’ by Lyric Opera transports Puccini into a virtual world – who is to say what is real?
- Posted on March 15, 2026
- By Chicago Tribune
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Review: ‘Madama Butterfly’ by Lyric Opera transports Puccini into a virtual world – who is to say what is real?

This is a difficult opera to stage now, and director Matthew Ozawa has found an effective solution. And audiences still hear every note of Puccini’s beloved 1904 score.