Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)
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Overview
High Note: C6 Soprano C (High C)
Low Note: A#3/Bb3
Analysis
Cio-Cio-San (pronounced 'cho-cho') is a 15-year-old Japanese geisha, who falls in love with an American Naval Officer while he is stationed in Nagasaki. Cio-Cio-San's feelings towards Benjamin Pinkerton are sincere and honest, despite the marriage being arranged by Goro,
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