By HIROSHI KAWAI/ Staff Writer
August 15, 2020 at 07:00 JST
Tamaki Miura makes herself comfortable at the villa of Giacomo Puccini, left, the composer of "Madame Butterfly," in 1920. She was invited there after her performances received favorable reviews in Italian cities. (Provided by the Yamanakako village education board)
YAMANAKAKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Tamaki Miura, Japan's first opera star, performed for the emperor, was praised by Giacomo Puccini and traveled the world through turbulent times as a performing artist. [Read More]
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