Madame Butterfly...a definite yes...but I'm assuming you are already aware of the famous operas if you have been listening to the genre for a while. Lakme by Delibes is wonderful (It has that famous duet that used to be on the British Airways commerical). Also...if you want something really different....try some modern ones. Le Grand Macabre by Gyorgy Ligeti is pure genius (but brace yourself if you're not used to the avant-garde). Ghosts of Versaille by John Corigliano is also fabulous but you have to buy the VHS video. A recording does not exist. It is being shown at the Metropolitan in NY in 2010(?) or something like that.
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