Pellegrini Opera: High culture on a shoestring budget

Madama Butterfly
Presented by Pellegrini Opera
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Ukrainian Banquet Hall, 1000 Byron Ave. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Tickets: $50 general or $40 for students and seniors, available in person at The Leading Note, Books on Beechwood and Librairie du Soleil, and online at http://www.pellegriniopera.org  
Vincent Thomas has deep roots in the opera community. The only son of the renowned Ottawa-based soprano, Maria Pellegrini, and stage director Steven Thomas, he practically