Madama Butterfly

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Event Madama Butterfly
Venue The State Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 6 May 2020
Last Date 28 May 2020
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description On tour in Japan, the American sailor Pinkerton cannot wait to bed his Japanese bride. But he’s already dreaming of an American life with an American wife. When his ship departs, he condemns Butterfly to purgatory.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Janet Vernon Associate Artist
Pier Giorgio Morandi Conductor
Jennifer Irwin Costume Designer
Sean Nieuwenhuis Designer Digital Content
Graeme Murphy Director
Shane Placentino Director Revival
Damien Cooper Lighting Designer
Michael Scott-Mitchell Production Designer
Gregory Brown Singer Registrar
Gennadi Dubinsky Singer The Bonze
Jane Ede Singer Kate Pinkerton
Andeka Gorrotxategi Singer Pinkerton
Alexander Hargreaves Singer Commissioner
Christopher Hillier Singer Sharpless
Virgilio Marino Singer Goro
Hiromi Omura Singer Cio-Cio-San
Sian Sharp Singer Suzuki
Sitiveni Talei Singer Yamadori
Works
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information cancelled due to COVID-19. Eventually presented in 2022.
Event Status Cancelled
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://opera.org.au/whatson/events/madama-butterfly-melbourne
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 148870