The U.S. Forces show their presence world-wide: American Lieutenant Pinkerton has an affair in Nagasaki with Cio-Cio San, "Madame Butterfly". He sails away. She then has his child. Three years later he returns to Japan – accompanied by his American wife and wants to take the child with him. Butterfly commits suicide.

Madama Butterfly

Max-Joseph-Platz

King Nebuchadnezzer is on a rampage against Jerusalem,  unaware that his daughter Fenena has fallen for the enemy. But when his other (secretly adopted) daughter Abigaille discovers her true parentage, she seizes the crown for herself, unleashing an onslaught of  betrayal, blasphemy, and divine wrath. 

Director/designer Thaddeus Strassberger stages an opulent original production that transports the hanging gardens of Babylon to the gilded theaters of Milan. Fast-rising baritone Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar makes his LA debut opposite the sensational Angela Meade in this groundbreaking opera that first made Verdi a household name.

Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 27 - Mar 21, 2027

Nabucco · LA Opera

Past events

Jan 31 - Feb 6, 2026

Madama Butterfly · Bayerische Staatsoper

Future and recently performed repertoire

Sharpless in Madama Butterfly by Puccini

Bayerische Staatsoper

Nabucco in Nabucco by Verdi

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