Madama Butterfly returned to the stage this past weekend with a spectacular cast, including soprano Eleonora Buratto as Puccini’s tragic title geisha and mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong as Suzuki. In this touching excerpt from the final dress rehearsal, Maestro Alexander Soddy leads the MET Orchestra Musicians and Met Opera Chorus in the Act II Humming Chorus, as Cio-Cio-San keeps a silent vigil while she awaits the arrival of her beloved American Navy lieutenant. Don’t miss Anthony Minghella’s

Happy Mother’s Day week! Presenting a special collab with the awesome Accent—featured on our new album MOTHER—in honor of one of opera’s most heartrending mothers, Cio-Cio-san. Music: HUMMING CHORUS from “Madame Butterfly” by Giacomo Puccini Vocal arrangement: Jean-Baptiste Craipeau Piano arrangement: Anderson & Roe Vocal production and mixing: Andrew Kesler Sound engineers: Ralf Kolbinger and Rainer Neumann Camera: Jacob Caron Video editing: Andrew Kesler Production assistants: Jasmine Jones an