Madama Butterfly
蝴蝶夫人

Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. The libretto of the opera is based in part on the short story Madame Butterfly (1898) by John Luther Long — which in turn was based partially on stories told to Long by his sister and partially on the semi-autographical 1887 French novel Madame Chrysanthème by Pierre Loti.
《蝴蝶夫人》是由意大利作曲家贾科莫·普契尼创作的三幕歌剧。该剧由雷基·伊利卡及乔赛普·贾科萨撰写剧本，并以美国作家约翰·路德·朗的短篇小说《蝴蝶夫人》 (1898)作为蓝本——小说本身以路德·朗姐姐讲述的故事为基础——亦参考了法国皮埃尔·洛蒂的小说《菊夫人》。

The original version of the opera, in two acts, had its premiere on 17 February 1904 at La Scala in Milan. It was very poorly received. Puccini revised the opera, splitting the second act into two acts and making other changes. On 28 May, 1904, this version was performed in Brescia and was a huge success.
此剧于1904年2月17日在米兰拉的斯卡拉剧院首次以两幕剧形式上演，但是观众反应却极其糟糕。普契尼后来修改了剧本，将第二幕切分为两幕，同时还做了其他调整。1904年5月28日，修改后的歌剧在意大利布雷西亚上演并获得巨大成功。

Madama Butterfly is a great tragic opera, which is set in Japan and centers on a geisha girl called Cio-Cio San. She falls in love with Pinkerton, a lieutenant in the United States Navy and soon marries to him happily. Pinkerton leaves Japan shortly after his wedding, always believing this marriage is only for convenience and would never harvest. Three years later Cio-Cio San, with their newly-born son, finally sees his husband come back but with an American wife. The deceived and disheartened Cio-Cio San takes a knife to end her broke life.
《蝴蝶夫人》是普契尼一部伟大的抒情悲剧。该剧以日本为背景，叙述艺妓乔乔桑与美国海军军官平克尔顿结婚后空守闺房的情景。平克尔顿对待这桩婚姻本意不纯，从来没有放在心上，婚后不久便离开了日本。乔乔桑带着新生的孩子苦等三年，等来的却是变心的丈夫和他的美国妻子。深感被骗的乔乔桑心灰意冷，以一把利刃了结了尘缘。