MADAM BUTTERFLY AND THE FORGING OF JAPANESE IDENTITY.

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    • Subject Terms:
      JAPAN
    • Subject Terms:
      MADAM Butterfly (Opera)
    • Subject Terms:
      PUCCINI, Giacomo, 1858-1924; LONG, John Luther
    • Abstract:
      The article explores issues of stereotyping and cultural appropriation involving Giacomo Puccini's opera "Madam Butterfly" and the Japanese culture. Topics discussed include the opera adaptation of 1898 short story by American writer John Luther Long, the response of the Japanese audience to the western-style music featured in the opera, and the way the opera represented womanhood in Japan.