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When did the revised version of Madama Butterfly succeed in Brescia?

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The revised version of Madama Butterfly, the renowned opera by Giacomo Puccini, achieved great success when it reached the stage in Brescia, Italy, on May 28, 1904.1

Following a disastrous opening night at La Scala in February 1904, where the audience jeered and mocked the performance, Puccini withdrew the work to make extensive revisions, most notably splitting the long second act into two. This successful Brescia production marked the beginning of the opera's path to becoming one of the most frequently performed works in the repertoire.12