On December 22, the Odessa Opera Theatre will host an international partnership with the world opera communities.

On December 22, at 5 pm, the opera "Madama Butterfly" will be staged, dedicated to the memory of Giacomo Puccini, because on that day the composer's birthday (164 years) occurs. The show is also dedicated to the world legend of opera Solomia Krushelnitskaya: "the most beautiful and charming Butterfly", as the Maestro Puccini used to say. The Ukrainian soprano's 150th anniversary is celebrated in 2022.

The show will be produced with the support of the National Promoting Committee of Puccini celebations, chaired by Alberto Veronesi. The project partners will be the International Melodramatic Society (Italy) and Kitakyushu City Opera (Japan), which will send from Japan some original costumes for the female soloists.

The cast of Madama Butterfly:

• The Director-Consultant of the project: Carlo Antonio de Lucia (Italy)
• Conductor: Igor Chernetsky (Ukraine)
• Choirmaster: Valery Recrut
• Director-Producer: Anatoly Preisler (Austria)
• Plastics: Antonín Comestaz (France)
• Artist-producers: Karel Spantak (Netherlands) and ulrika kremer (Germany)
• Organisation: Società Opera Production Cd (Austria)
• Patronage: Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Kiev (Italy)