| Opera Australia - Madama Butterfly Reviews | 26 April 2024 |
Andeka Gorrotxategi (Pinkerton), Karah Son (Cio-Cio-San)
Gennadi Dubinsky (Bonze), Andeka Gorrotxategi (Pinkerton), Karah Son (Cio-Cio-San)
Karah Son (Cio-Cio-San), Andeka Gorrotxategi (Pinkerton), Alexander Hargreaves (Commissioner)
Karah Son (Cio-Cio-San)
Christopher Chow (Sorrow), Karah Son (Cio-Cio-San)
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Madama ButterflyOpera AustraliaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Karah Son’s Butterfly soars in Graeme Murphy’s dizzying new bondage-inspired production |
 5 Jul 19 / Limelight |
Opera Australia's future-focussed Butterfly doesn't quite soar |
| 2 Jul 19 / Time Out |
A new, darker Butterfly at the Sydney Opera House |
| 2 Jul 19 / Bachtrack |
The blend of tradition with innovation and technology ushers us into a new era |
| 2 Jul 19 / Arts Hub |
Karah Son makes Opera Australia's Madama Butterfly a must see |
| 1 Jul 19 / The CEO Magazine |
Madama Butterfly reaches new heights |
| 30 Jun 19 / J-Wire |
Dramatic experiment of production fitting for uncertain times |
| 29 Jun 19 / Brisbane Times |
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Butterfly caught in a tangled web of love and lust
Opera Australia audiences can expect a very different Madama Butterfly when it opens this week, with Japanese bondage being central to the design.
Opera Australia audiences can expect a very different Madama Butterfly when it opens this week, with Japanese bondage being central to the design.
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Cast
Son/Hong, Gorrotxategi/Torre, Pendry/Sarkis, Honeyman/Carbó, Marino, Dubinsky, Ede, Hillier, Hargreaves, Brown
(c) Zanetti/Milton/Matheson/Castles-Onion (d) Murphy
Performance dates
28, 29 June, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6(m), 11, 12, 13(m), 16, 19, 22, 25, 27, 29, 31 July, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10 August 2019 (Sydney)
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22 Apr 24 / The Guardian |