Opera

Madama Butterfly (1904) is created by Giacomo Puccini about a Japanese woman and her American lover. Opera showcases performers interacting with orchestral music. The relationship of the two creates of almost being able to understand music visually. In this particular performance both performers are female with the portrayal of the American lover taking precedence the entire YouTube clip.

Performer

The lead performer showcases interaction with her onstage companion, who demonstrates almost little movement while sitting on her legs, and also demonstrates gestures towards the audience. The gesture, while it points at the audience, the performers are looking into empty space.

Music

The music coincides with the singing, as the singer raises her pitch so does the orchestra. The embellishment appears in the music and the singing in some parts. The texture of the music is polyphony with the instruments featuring a standard orchestra. The tempo of the music will speed up or slow down according to the singer though it is probably rehearsed in a way that both of them are done at the same time. The cadence is found near the end where the singer raises her pitch and slowly the music goes on as the performers leave the stage.