Madame Butterfly - short story - was created in 1898.
Madame Butterfly was first performed in 1904, and the story-- at the time-- was supposed to be contemporary. So, the safest answer is that it takes place in Nagasaki, Japan, at the turn of the 20th century. But, if we go by the "real Madame Butterfly," on whose life the original short story and libretto are based, then the events would be set in 1870.
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"Madame Butterfly," the opera by Giacomo Puccini, is primarily set in Nagasaki, Japan. The story revolves around the tragic romance between a Japanese geisha named Cio-Cio-San (Madame Butterfly) and an American naval officer, B.F. Pinkerton. The setting emphasizes the cultural clash and the poignant themes of love and betrayal.
Weeds - short story - was created in ###.
Puccini's opera has a libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Puccini based the opera on the short story 'Madame Butterfly' by John Luther Long - 1898 and also on the novel 'Madame Chrysanthème' by Pierre Loti - 1887. However, the American scholar Arthur Groos claims that the opera was based on events that actually occurred in Nagasaki in the early 1890s.
Circumstance - short story - was created in 1860.
Dedication - short story - was created in 1988.
The Encounter - short story - was created in 1969.
Impostor - short story - was created in 1953.
Greenleaf - short story - was created in 1956.
The Voyage - short story - was created in 1921.
The Namesake - short story - was created in 1907.