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Madama Butterfly at the Sydney Opera House

By Opera Australia
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Overview
  • The best way to experience the Sydney Opera House
  • Brand new production features stunning sets and costumes
  • No trip to Sydney is complete without seeing a performance
  • A historical theatrical event
  • “A beautiful and moving experience” – Sydney Morning Herald
Activity location
  • Sydney Opera House Main Box Office
    • Bennelog Point 2000
    • Sydney, Australia
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Sydney Opera House Main Box Office
    • Bennelog Point 2000
    • Sydney , Australia

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Know before you book

  • Not recommended for children under 8 and younger
  • Please note that you will not be able to choose your exact seats. Opera Australia will provide the best possible seats available at the time of the booking.
  • The venue is wheelchair accessible. Please contact Opera Australia once the reservation is confirmed.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Fire. Water. Beauty. Darkness.

When love is lost, what is left behind

Cio-Cio-San is a woman who dreams of a bigger life. Pinkerton is a man who sees only a butterfly, something he can capture and keep. His callous pursuit ripples into sweeping tragedy.

Puccini’s eternally popular Madama Butterfly is a profoundly moving experience. The yearning score soars to incredible heights (Cio-Cio-San’s dazzling ‘Un bel di’) and offers moments of exquisite stillness (the ‘Humming Chorus’).

Moffatt Oxenbould’s award-winning production is timeless. Tiny candles glimmer among floating flowers in a real onstage moat. Sliding paper panels reveal and conceal the secrets everyone is keeping. Sumptuous, colourful costumes are inspired by Japanese traditional dress. It’s a serene, stunning backdrop for the unfolding emotional turmoil.

Extraordinary singers draw every ounce of emotion out of the passionate score, led by conductors Andrea Battistoni and Erina Yashima. Four emerging international stars make their Australian debuts. Sopranos Guanqun Yu and Vittoria Yeo have performed all over Europe and America and now share the role of Cio-Cio-San at the Sydney Opera House along with Australian star Olivia Cranwell. La Scala-trained tenor Oreste Cosimo and versatile young American tenor Robert Watson sing the role of Pinkerton.

This is a must-see production of a must-see opera (back by popular demand) featuring must-see singers — a bucket list performance you’ll remember forever.

Location

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    Sydney Opera House Main Box Office
    • Bennelog Point 2000
    • Sydney, Australia
Meeting/Redemption Point
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    Sydney Opera House Main Box Office
    • Bennelog Point 2000
    • Sydney , Australia