Playbill: A Met classic, Anthony Minghella’s powerful staging of Madama Butterfly returns this month, with soprano Aleksandra Kurzak starring as the tragic heroine. On the podium is Chinese conductor Xian Zhang, now in her eighth season as music director of the New Jersey Symphony and third year as principal guest conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Maestro Zhang recently spoke to the Met’s Christopher Browner about the experience that launched her conducting career and her connection to Puccini’s heartbreaking masterpiece.
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