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Madame Butterfly celebrates her 100th birthday at the Opera House. "Madame Butterfly" is a simple tale, told in just a few sentences of lovely Italian with English subtitles, but when coupled with the universal language of melodic voice and instrument, it's power is immense. Puccini's masterpiece is one of the world's best-loved opera: a U.S. Navy lieutenant weds a young Japanese woman, causing her family to cut her off. He returns to duty, and she waits. When he returns three years later with his new American wife, sure that Cio Cio San has forgotten him, he learns she is raising their child. When he asks for custody, she complies. All hope gone, her faith in love dashed, she makes the tragedy complete. Butterfly melds stunning arias with subtle chorus layers. If you hear just one opera this year, make it this one.
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A Brief History
The Newberry Opera House was completed in 1881 at a cost of $30,000. C.L. Norman, architect from Columbia, S.C., designed the French Gothic inspired structure. The building was designed as a place of entertainment for the local citizenry and as a seat of government for the city. The building is an excellent example of Victorian civic eclectic architecture.
The building was constructed with brick from three local brickyard. The granite used in the construction came from a quarry approximately two miles outside of the city limits. Local craftsmen’s and artisans’ talents in woodworking and masonry were used throughout the construction of the original building.
The original design called for the first floor to house the fire engine room, council chambers, a clerk’s office, a police officer, and three jail cells. The second floor was a hall 53 by 52 feet with a stage 29 by 52 feet. The floor had an inclination of two feet four inches from the rear of the hall to the stage. In connection with the hall were a ticket office, a "green room", a cloakroom, and three dressing rooms.
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