This transcription was written by Carlo Carignani, a childhood friend of Puccini and his fellow student at the same music school. The Humming Chorus in Madama Butterfly is a hauntingly beautiful interlude in Act II, where Butterfly, filled with hope, waits through the night for Pinkerton’s return. As dusk falls, she keeps watch while her child sleeps under the stars. Offstage, a wordless chorus hums a delicate, flowing melody, creating a dreamlike atmosphere that contrasts with the heartbreak soon to come. This moment of quiet anticipation is one of the opera’s most poignant and emotionally compelling scenes.