Maria Callas. Rare Photo Of Maria Callas as Madama Butterfly. She only performed it 3 times in her entire career; and all the performances were at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1955. This HISTORICAL and RARE photo was taken at The Lyric Opera of Chicago on November 17, 1955, the day of her last performance of Madama Butterfly. This photo is a reprint of the original picture and the size is 8" by 10" lustre finish.