Book · 1905
Madam Butterfly
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When I was about um 25 years old my dad in desperation disappointed that I had never really caught the bug uh sent me a cassette of Madam butterfly with leontin price and he said look just listen to it for 20 minutes ... put on Madam butterfly.
Why people recommend it
Madam Butterfly is a renowned tragic opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini that tells the heartbreaking story of a young Japanese geisha named Cio-Cio-San who falls deeply in love with an American naval officer. On EconTalk, Russ Roberts discussed the work while talking with Dana Gioia, recalling how his father, disappointed that Roberts had not yet developed a passion for opera, mailed him a cassette recording featuring Leontin Price when Roberts was around twenty-five years old. Roberts recounted that his father advised him to simply sit down and listen to twenty minutes of the piece. Roberts shared this memory to illustrate how the opera serves as a powerful gateway to the art form, noting that in his twenties he regularly listened to Puccini's masterpiece alongside other classical compositions while following along with the printed libretto. His personal journey highlighted the enduring emotional resonance of the music and its ability to convert even reluctant listeners into devoted admirers of opera through direct, immersive exposure to its sweeping melodies and tragic dramatic narrative.
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Russ Roberts when I was about um 25 years old my dad in desperation disappointed that I had never really caught the bug… 2
“when I was about um 25 years old my dad in desperation disappointed that I had never really caught the bug uh sent me a cassette of Madam butterfly with leontin price and he said look just listen to it for 20 minutes ... put on Madam butterfly”
“I was in my 20s and I would listen to F by guno labm by Pini Madam Butterfly by Pini”
