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Puccini's opera "Madame Butterfly" and David Henry Hwang's play after "M.Butterfly" Concept memorable, "Madame Butterfly" this work speaks in an American seaman Pinkerton married a Japanese geisha Cho Cho, they spend after a period of happy time, Pinkerton left. Cho Cho for the Pinkerton gave birth to a child, journeying to wait for Pinkerton to come back. Three years later, Pinkerton with his American wife came to Cho Cho to have children. Cho Cho despair and died. "M.Butterfly" is Hwang's masterpiece, in this work, tell the story of a French diplomat Rene Gillimard with a Chinese actress and spy Song Liling between. Rene Gillimard listening Song Liling singing "Madame Butterfly" opera when the Song Liling know that Song Liling is his Madame …show more content…
"Butterfly" and "Madame Butterfly" are to some extent on the performance of some of the oriental culture. In "Madame Butterfly", the kimono, clogs, house, Buddhist beliefs in Japan, is the most visible symbol of Japanese culture. In "M.Butterfly", the Song Liling wearing traditional costumes, costumes, like tea is also able to explain the Chinese characteristics. However, in general, "M.Butterfly" than the "Madame Butterfly" better able to reflect oriental colors. "Madame Butterfly" opera performances form, opera produced in the West, popular in the West, and more singing in Italian, can say that it carries in itself the cultural connotation of the West. In such a form of Western style full of oriental culture to express itself to weaken its persuasive. "Butterfly" is not, although this work in many parts of Western culture have color, but in general, oriental culture behave more thorough. The most typical is the added element of opera. Peking Opera is the quintessence of Chinese culture is a long settle down culture of quality. Itself, on behalf of the Oriental culture. In the script, the Chinese nation has been swirling instrument sounds, the beauty of Oriental music vividly …show more content…
Thus, in his work "Madame Butterfly" in the shape of a fantasy figure over the East Cho Cho to express his attitude toward the East. Cho Cho is a beautiful woman, very young, girls in the West are still playing with toys and sweets age, she was already married. She was very poor, as long as one hundred yen will be able to get her. Also very humble. A geisha. Cho Cho geisha identity set very intriguing. Geisha, a woman in the most the next person. They have been cast aside by society. In "Madame Butterfly", the representative of the East Cho Cho is such identity itself can be seen to the east of the West contempt. Other oriental people also tried to demonize, Goro, Yamadori are wretched people unbearable. By contrast, the status of the West setting can be seen as noble, the hero is a seaman, he was a friend of the ambassador. Content of the story is full of Western fantasy, on behalf of the East Cho Cho wholeheartedly in love with Pinkerton, unconditionally embraced Western culture, law, religious beliefs West, willing to be conquered, not hesitate to break with their country. In the eyes of Asians, this is ridiculous and absurd, but "Madame Butterfly" is so popular in the West, still the drama as the world exists, we can see the mentality of the West. One of the most able to reflect this attitude, than Cho Cho treat their husbands with the United States

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