Totalitarian Opera Glasses

Totalitarian Opera Glasses

Madama Butterfly and an ode to the Laurentians.

Does he like me?

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P.M. Szpunar
Feb 24, 2025
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Alas, that quintessential question us women can all relate to. A few weeks ago, I was so excited to snatch a ticket, a sold-out performance to one of Puccini’s most beloved operas, Madama Butterfly, a masterpiece.

A regular subscriber to the Canadian Opera Company, seated not in my usual seat but in front of a standing-room-only crowd, preferring the cla…

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