Butterfly” and Chinese-American composer Huang Ruo wrote the score. Hwang wrote the libretto for the opera version of “M. In Hwang’s play, the diplomat is renamed Rene Gallimard and his lover, Song Liling. During the trial it was revealed that Shi, who Boursicot long believed was a woman, was actually a man. In 1983, Boursicot and his Chinese lover Shi Pei Pu were arrested and charged with espionage. But he was inspired to write the play by the incredible but true tale of French diplomat Bernard Boursicot. Hwang does weave “Madame Butterfly” into his work. Butterfly,” based on a Tony-winning play by David Henry Hwang, will take a final bow. Butterfly,” you might think it means Giacomo Puccini’s opera “Madame Butterfly.” But at the Santa Fe Opera Wednesday night, the cast of the world premiere of “M. Butterfly." (Curtis Brown for the Santa Fe Opera)
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