Listen to this live broadcast online at www.kmfa.org or by tuning your radio to 89.5 FM on Sunday, May 7 at 2:50 p.m.

KMFA is proud to bring you a live broadcast of Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece Madame Butterfly, concluding Austin Opera’s 30th Season. One of the most beloved operas of all time, Butterfly is the heartbreaking tale of the loving geisha Cio-Cio-San (sung by Yunah Lee, in her Austin Opera debut), deserted by her callous and deceptive husband, the American naval officer Pinkerton (sung by Dominick Chenes). This is Garnett Bruce’s 10th production of Madame Butterfly. Michael Chioldi is Sharpless and Mika Shigematsu, also making her Austin Opera debut, is Suzuki. Richard Buckley conducts the Austin Opera Orchestra and Austin Opera Chorus. Julian Reed is chorus master.

KMFA’s Sara Schneider and Dianne Donovan are your hosts for this live broadcast, which begins Sunday, May 7 at 2:50 p.m., live from The Long Center in Austin, and can be heard worldwide via KMFA’s stream at www.kmfa.org.

This broadcast is part of KMFA’s Listen Local series. This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department, the Still Water Foundation, Estes Audiology Hearing Centers, and Tito’s Handmade Vodka.