Un bel dì vedremo opera (28 May 1904 at the Teatro Grande in Brescia) it was sung by the famous Ukrainian soprano Solomiya Krushelnytska. It has been subsequently performed by many sopranos (including Geraldine Farrar, Maria Callas, and Renata Tebaldi among others), recently also by at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, where the original version of the opera was staged on 7 December 2016. In 1984 the pop musician Malcolm McLaren adapted the aria for his single "Madam Butterfly (Un bel di vedremo)", a Synth-pop remix of opera and 1980s R&B. The record reached No.13 in the UK Singles Chart and was included
Simonetta Puccini Simonetta Puccini Simonetta Puccini, born Simonetta Giurumello (2 June 1929, Pisa16 December 2017, Milan) was the last surviving acknowledged descendant of the composer Giacomo Puccini. She dedicated her life to her grandfather's memory, and owned and restored the composer's home, Villa Museo Puccini. Giacomo Puccini's only son, Antonio, had no children by his wife, but fathered an illegitimate daughter, Simonetta Giurumello, who was born in 1929. She graduated from the University of Milan and was a teacher until 1973. The composer had died in 1924, leaving a large fortune in property and royalties. In 1995, after a legal battle that