“In the summer of 1900, in London, Puccini saw the American playwright and director’s Madame Butterfly. He went backstage and begged for the rights. “I agreed at once,” [David] Belasco wrote, “[though] it is not possible to discuss business arrangements with an impulsive Italian who has tears in his eyes and both arms around your neck.”
met program notes for madame butterfly. PUCCINI JUST HAS A LOT OF FEEEEELIIIIIIINGS (via isabelthespy)
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