Butterfly

Having had the pleasure of performing with this wonderful artist, I thought I would share a clip of her singing Un bel dì vedremo, from Puccini's Madama Butterfly.
In this aria, Butterfly dreams of a day when her Pinkerton ( a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy) will return to her. There is a reason that this opera is one of the most popular in the world. Puccini certainly knew how to write a good tune!
Hiromi Omura sang this role in Montreal a few years ago and it was one of the highlights of my operatic life so far.
Enjoy!