Non-fiction in brief: “Mall City: Hong Kong’s Dreamworlds of Consumption”, edited by Stefan Al; “Upbeat: The Story of the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq” by Paul McAlindin
Two new non-fiction titles.
“Madame Butterfly” in Hong Kong
The concept for this new production Madama Butterfly was been influenced the work’s literary background: the western perception of Japan present throughout the autobiographical novel of Pierre Loti (Madame Chrysanthème, 1887) and the diary treatment of the subject by Félix Régamey (The Pink Notebook of Madame Chrysanthème, 1894). These two sources present the protagonist Madame…
