Silk Destiny

Silk Destiny is inspired by the intriguing novel “Madame Chrysanthème” by Pierre Loti. The book also served as a source for Puccini’s opera “Madame Butterfly”. Written as an impressionistic diary, it describes the affair between a French naval officer and Kiku, a temporary geisha bride in Nagasaki, Japan. Their romantic destiny allows an intimate contemplation of the impossible exoticism and delicate temperament of Japanese culture and dignity.