Graeme Murphy’s arresting new production of Madama Butterfly by Opera Australia is a contemporary look at Puccini’s alluring heroine. It’s a tale that begins in rapturous love and ends in the cruellest heartbreak. Fragments of film flutter across the stage, creating a dynamic backdrop for Murphy’s vision of Butterfly while incorporating innovative tech and both of CAST’s flagship products, wysiwyg and BlackTrax. Read More
- Conductors: Massimo Zanetti (until 6 Jul); Nicholas Milton (11–25, 29, 31 Jul; 1, 2, 3 Aug); Brian Castles-Onion (27 Jul; 6, 7, 10 Aug)
- Director: Graeme Murphy
- Creative Associate: Janet Vernon
- Production Designer: Michael Scott-Mitchell
- Costume Designer: Jennifer Irwin
- Lighting Designer: Damien Cooper
- Master Electrician & BlackTrax Diviner: Jason Morphett
- Lighting Programmers: John Llewelyn, Suzy Brooks
- Lighting Supervisors: David Parsons, Catherine Alexander
- Opera Theatre Head Electrician: Kyle Bockmann
- Followspot Operators: Jemima Flett, Graham Buck
- Floor Electrics: Lindsay Williams, Jake Mortimer
- Digital Content: Sean Nieuwenhuis
- Assistant Director: Shane Placentino
- Lighting Equipment and Extras: Chameleon Touring Systems provided lighting and lighting hires
- Opera Australia repertory moving lighting rig
- 12 x Mac Aura added to outer revolve
- Harlequin Hi-Shine mirrored floor
- Double revolves
- 16 LED screens
- Laser projectors
- BlackTrax system for followspots
