Madam Butterfly (Wednesday Theatre)

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"Madam Butterfly"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 15
Directed byPeter Page
Based on Madama Butterfly
by Giacomo Puccini
Original air date19 April 1967 (1967-04-19)
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"Madam Butterfly" is a 1967 Australian TV adaptation of Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly . It aired on 19 April 1967 as part of Wednesday Theatre .

It was produced by Peter Page in the Gore Hill Studios, Sydney, starring the Chinese soprano and film actress, Kiang Haw as Madam Butterfly, and an Asian cast. [1]

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References

  1. "Wednesday, April 19 (TV listing)". The Canberra Times . No. 11, 665. 17 April 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 5 May 2019 via Trove, National Library of Australia.