Madama Butterfly 1904-2004

This imported, premium collector's book celebrates the 100th anniversary of the beloved Puccini opera. It is all at once an art book, history book, and a book about opera. Includes: more than 100 images, including period photos, scene and costume sketches, period posters and postcards ú significant essays about the opera and its history ú previously unpublished documents concerning the development of the opera ú the complete text of the libretto of the opera, in Italian with English translation.