I am never bored or ashamed at repeating over and over that I grew up where Giacomo Puccini was born, lived and composed. 

Could I be prouder of the fact that le arie of La Madama Butterfly and La Boheme as a child were as frequent in the house as a PBJ sandwich in an American household? 

And now, the Emperor’s heirs, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli followed their inspiration of letting the music and the stories of the operas (the most famous in the world) inspiring them. Result: an outstanding spring Couture staged under a backdrop of butterfles. Sublime execution of Couture. 

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