Pinkerton returns to the US and finds a “real” wife, while Butterfly waits with unshakeable faith for him to return to the house on the harbour.
Madama Butterfly
Opera Australia
Opera
Damiano Michieletto’s production was an Olivier-Award-winning hit when first presented in 2015. He sets both operas within the same village, allowing characters from one piece to reappear in the other and offering theatrical realism within visuals that are modern and yet timeless. The production was widely praised at its premiere, and summarized by the Financial Times as ‘a gripping evening all round’.
(Director), Carmen Giannattasio (Nedda), Dionysios Sourbis (Silvio), Eva-Maria Westbroek (Santuzza), Elena Zilio (Mamma Lucia), Aleksandrs Antonenko (Turrido/Canio), Dimitri Platanias (Alfio/Tonio), Paolo Fantin (SetDesign), Carla Teti (CostumeDesign)