Illustrator Maurice Sendak's poster for the Houston Grand Opera's 1997-1998 season, their forty-third, features an image from Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly. Cio-Cio-San is seen from behind near the end of the third act. Her gesture indicates agitation as Dolore, her love child by U.S. Naval Lieutenant Pinkerton, waves the stars and stripes she has just given him as a final farewell.
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| Detail of upper half |
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| Detail of lower half |
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| Maurice Sendak's signature |
A signed example is available from Blank Verso Books of Napa, California. It is priced at $300. It's possible the HGO production may have been called Madame Butterfly.
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| Maurice Sendak AbeBooks listing accessed October 16, 2024 |
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| Maurice Sendak AbeBooks item description details |
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