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Staff writer
Madame Butterfly debuted ostentatiously at the Koger
Arts Center M^rch 3.
Once the myriad of beautifully coiffed and dressed
women and men were seated and quiet, the lights dimmed
and conductor Donald Portnov hroueht forth his talents S
through the USC School of Music, filling the structure s
renowned for its acoustics with rich and powerful orchestral
manuevers ? so powerful, in fact, that during f
the first act the orchestra occasionally drowned out the \
performers. r
The intriguing tale of Madame Butterfly, Puccini's
famous love story about a disasterous marriage arranged <
between a young Japanese girl, Cio-Cio San or "Butterf- c
ly," and an American soldier, B. F. Pinkerton, unfolds to 1
reveal a pregnant Butterfly waiting patiently and faithfully
for Pinkerton's return. She soon discovers he has aban- F
doned the marriage contract according to Japanese law t
and married a woman back in the United States. Pinker- c
ton, learning of the son Butterfly has borne him, returns s
and takes the child away from her. Understandably
distraught, Butterfly commits suicide. e
The performance of the cast was impressive, and Ann 1
Benson-Tecklenburg's depiction of the beautiful Butterfly i
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'Un bel di vedre-mo" in Act II was thrilling. Not only
iuperb were her musical abilities, but also her grace and
;kill as an actress.
Michael Philip Davis, who played Pinkerton, artfully
portrayed the young and pretentious American Soldier,
vhose cavalier treatment of Butterfly later brings him
nuch pain.
Mary Deyerle as Suzuki, Madame Butterfly's servant,
lisplayed a powerful voice; but her stage presence, in
:omparison to Benson-Tecklenburg's, was awkward and
ler movements rather wooden at times.
If anyone stole the show that evening, however, it was
vtason Todd who played Sorrow, Butterfly and Pinkeron's
son. Though he neither sang nor spoke, his blond
:urls and spontaneous, childlike affection for Butterfly
ind Suzuki captured the audience.
The scenery was very well done as was the costuming,
:xcept for one character whose headress made him look
ike like nothing else than an Oriental smurf. Altogether,
t was a thoroughly entertaining evening, and the
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