Tenor bringing American swagger to Milan 'Madama Butterfly'MILAN-U.S. tenor Bryan Hymel is bringing American swagger to the role of F.B. Pinkerton for La Scala's gala season premiere of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" next week. "I think there is something about the American swagger," he said. Puccini rewrote Butterfly from two acts to three acts, and premiered the second version three months later, to great success. Her inexperience proved an advantage since she didn't have to unlearn what has become the more classic version.

Source: The China Post December 02, 2016 00:02 UTC