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Opera review: Madama Butterfly: Back to the future
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Madama Butterfly Theatre Royal, Glasgow
WHEN critically acclaimed and hugely successful opera productions
are revived there is always the nagging concern that things won't
quite be the same second time around. Even if cast members return,
will their performances live up to the memory of past triumphs? Can a
production retain its edge?
Audiences considering a return visit to David McVicar's
beautifully realised Madama Butterfly for Scottish Opera can be
reassured: revival director Leah Hausman (McVicar's movement director
on the first staging 18 months ago) has done a marvellous job of ...
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