pt. 1. Invitation. Art into opera / Arthur Danto -- Making art sing / Joan Desens -- Flying with Madama Butterfly / Jun Kaneko. pt. 2. Western/Asian influences. Japan in 1904 / Barbara Chapman Banks -- Snapshots of reality / Mary Jane Phillips-Matz -- Japonisme and the advent of Modernism. pt. 3. Present production. Directing Butterfly / Leslie Swackhamer -- The visual aspect of music / Stewart Robertson -- The Fabric Workshop and Museum / Lila Kanner -- Utah Symphony & Opera, Costume Shop / Rose Brown -- CYCO Scenic, Boston, Massachusetts / Ben Williams. pt. 4. Costume sketches / Jun Kaneko. pt. 5. Artist biography