First performed in 1904 the original is in two not three acts and includes harsher language by the US naval officer who betrays his Japanese geisha.
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The differences are said to enhance the celebrated work’s dramatic and shocking finale.
Conductor Riccardo Chailly said he chose to revive Puccini’s first take on the opera calling it a “duty” towards Puccini to present the masterpiece as he originally intended it to be experienced.
Unlike the 1904 production, which was greeted with hisses, the revived performance earned a 13-minute standing ovation. (Euronews)