| Composer: |
Giacomo Puccini |
| Music title: |
Madama Butterfly (1904) |
| Librettist: |
Giuseppe Giacosa |
| Librettist: |
Luigi Illica |
| Work definition: |
Tragedia giapponese in two acts |
| Title notes: |
Also known as 'Madam Butterfly' |
| After: |
After the play 'Madame Butterfly' by Belasco. |
| Language: |
Italian |
| World premiere: |
17 February 1904, Teatro alla Scala, Milan |
| ROH premiere: |
10 July 1905, Grand Opera Syndicate Limited |
| ROH company premiere: |
17 January 1950, Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |