Giacomo Puccini’s legendary opera returns to the Csokonai National Theatre for the 2025/2026 season, starting 24 April.

The tragic love story of the young Japanese geisha, Cio-Cio-San—a tale that transcends national borders and even continents, defying traditions and customs—inspired one of the greatest figures of Italian opera, Giacomo Puccini, when he saw the play written by David Belasco, based on the short story by John Luther Long, in London.

To achieve the most authentic soundscape possible, Puccini immersed himself in the various layers of Far Eastern music. The result is the third gem in Puccini’s oeuvre—after La Bohème and Tosca—which he orchestrated based on the libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

Director: Tamás Juronics

Tickets are available online.

Source: csokonaiszinhaz.hu | Photo credit: Debrecen városa (Facebook)