The Making of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly"

Opening of the exhibition “Madama Butterfly – L’Oriente ritrovato” at the museum of Milan’s La Scala

Simonetta Puccini, granddaughter of the famous Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, at the opening

Until the end of February 2017, the La Scala Museum in Milan will be showing historic “Madama Butterfly”-related originals from the Archivio Ricordi and costumes from La Scala’s own stocks

Madama Butterfly, libretto, first printed edition, 1904

Until the end of February 2017, the La Scala Museum in Milan will be showing historic “Madama Butterfly”-related originals from the Archivio Ricordi and costumes from La Scala’s own stocks

Opening of the exhibition “Madama Butterfly – L’Oriente ritrovato” at the museum of Milan’s La Scala

Until the end of February 2017, the La Scala Museum in Milan will be showing historic “Madama Butterfly”-related originals from the Archivio Ricordi and costumes from La Scala’s own stocks

Un bel dì vedremo, autograph score by Giacomo Puccini, folio 181v

Until the end of February 2017, the La Scala Museum in Milan will be showing historic “Madama Butterfly”-related originals from the Archivio Ricordi and costumes from La Scala’s own stocks

Butterfly, costume design by Giuseppe Palanti, world premiere, Milano, Teatro alla Scala, 17 February 1904

Milan’s opera house is exhibiting original costumes from past productions of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly”