Madama Butterfly is not merely the story of a Japanese or an American. It is the story of every young girl who, like this geisha, clings to the belief that any love at first sight necessarily ends in a loving and permanent marriage. It is the story of a blinding love, but also the story of prepotency, imperialism – cultural and sexual. Transposed to 21st century, it also becomes the story of child marriage. All this, set to the lyric beauty of Puccini’s score that makes Butterfly, timeless.