Lyric Opera of Chicago Madama Butterfly By Giacomo Puccini By Lori Dana As the new year begins, Lyric Opera of Chicago revisits its “new to the city” production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, this time featuring a powerful American soprano who has of late been closely associated with the role of tragic heroine Cio-Cio-San. In fact, Patricia Racette’s performance in Madama… (more…)