The Canadian Opera Company opened it’s “new to Toronto” production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly on Friday night.  It’s a production that’s been around for a while having premiered in Houston in 2010.  It’s almost entirely traditional.  The one concession to critics of Puccini’s rather sordid tale is that Butterfly’s age is raised from fifteen to eighteen. The original concept was Michael Grandage’s but it’s revival directed here by Jordan Lee Braun. Continue reading →