Old Music News of article 269392 for 2006-09-22

Met may soar with 'Madama Butterfly'

AP - Anthony Minghella's striking new production of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly," which opens Monday night, is the most significant start to a season since the company's move to Lincoln Center in 1966, and the boldest statement by a new Met boss since Rudolf Bing began his era in 1950 with an attention-grabbing "Don Carlo."

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