Madam Butterfly

Madam Butterfly struck me for the sheer beauty of not only the singing, but the animation. The juxtaposition of the simplistic stop-motion and profoundly moving story impressed and helped to bring home the message of the story. I loved the bit where she begins to take herself apart, blowing away with the wind and disappearing from the world's memory. The audience feels her pain, even though she is nothing more than a doll. I found the piece to be an extremely interesting take and a great way to condense the opera into a more accessible format.