NO5

..She has been many women: Bizet’s Carmen, Bellini’s Norma, La Traviata’s beautiful Violette and now after many years, she is Madame Butterfly once again. Tonight is Madame Butterfly’s premiere and it has been intense with rehearsals. The dagger for the closing scene of the play was on the table where she wrote the letter. ‘M’ grabbed the dagger and looked at it with childlike curiosity. She played with it like she played with men, music, clothes, jewelry and love; carelessly...