Has anyone else noticed the similarity between the Humming Chorus in Madama Butterfly and "Bring Him Home" from Les Miz? I have a feeling it is not purely coincidental, as the two scenes are longing for someone missing. I'd like to know if anyone else is of the same opinion.

There could well be. I can't remember the Les Mis composers off hand, but their next musical was Miss Saigon, which is a remake of the Madam Butterfly opera... it must have really effected them.

I remember the following exchange in another forum... wish I could remember which one- and who the principals were (I'd like to give credit where it's due). It went like this:

Someone asked why Andrew Lloyd-Weber seemed so lightly regarded in the classical sphere, since the poster asserted that his work was suffused with Puccini-quality melodies. Some wit responded that they accepted the premise-- but added that when Puccini used his Puccini-quality melodies, he was doing so for the first time.

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Orgel, Madama Butterfly has been ripped off so many times, I wouldn't be suprised if Shoenberg (not the atonal guy) was influenced by this opera!

I saw Madama Butterfly a few weekends ago and I have to say I thought the same thing!!!! Then I remembered, the people who wrote Les Mis are also the people who are now writing a musical based on "La Traviata." Yes, I guess it's more than likely they ripped it off just a tad =)

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Yes, a similarity. But Lloyd-Weber yanks at your heartstrings while Puccini gently plucks them. In this case, less is more.

Geeez!! I thought she was dead

Indeed, Andante, but Caronome wrote this last year, in November 2007.

I must complain to my ISP slow is OK but this is ridiculous

Not at all.

Besides, when she said that she saw Madama Butterfly, she did not precise if she saw her alive, did she? Otherwise, she could have seen her just before her passing away. A lot of things can occur, during a whole year, I think.

Hmmmmmm, sure can, such as Putrification