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One of the world’s most beloved and dramatic operas, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is a classic tale of colliding hearts and cultures set in 19th-century Japan. San Francisco Opera brings the timeless story to life with a high-definition screening in Jackson Hall of a performance recorded live at San Francisco’s historic War Memorial Opera House as part of the Opera’s new Grand Opera Cinema Series.Sung in Italian with English subtitles and shown on the Mondavi Center’s state-of-the-art high definition projection system, Madama Butterfly stars internationally acclaimed soprano Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San, a geisha tragically torn between two worlds, in this stirring production that features some of Puccini’s most popular music.