A young woman abandoned by the man for whom she sacrificed everything. But she is stronger than anyone imagined…
Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose in association with the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry presents a new English version of Puccini’s Madam Butterfly, adapted and directed by Poppy Burton Morgan.
Retold from a female, East-Asian perspective, this Madam Butterfly is transposed to 1980s Japan, where traditional culture collides with a new digital age, and the intimate exploration into the heart and mind of a young woman, is all the more poignant.
One of the best-loved operas of all time, Puccini’s sublime music has been re-orchestrated to be performed by a diverse cast of eight singers, accompanied by four live musicians.
New orchestration by Ruth Chan
New English version by Poppy Burton-Morgan
Musical Director Paul McKenzie
Director Poppy Burton-Morgan
Set & Costume Designer Cindy Lin
Lighting Designer William Reynolds
Associate Musical Director & Vocal Coach Kelvin Lim
Movement Director Shala Iwaskow
Assistant Director Fumi Gomez
TOUR DATES:
Thu 6 Feb
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Sat 8 Feb
Palace Theatre, Newark
Wed 12 Feb
artsdepot, London
Fri 14 & Sat 15 Feb
Bristol Old Vic
Mon 17 Feb
Oxford Playhouse
Tue 18 Feb
Stratford Circus, London
Fri 21 Feb
Derby Theatre
Thu 27 Feb
Theatre Royal Wakefield
Sat 29 Feb
Worthing Theatres
Thu 5 Mar
Theatre Royal Winchester
Fri 6 Mar
Watersmeet, Rickmansworth
Wed 11 Mar
Nuffield Theatres, Southampton
Fri 13 & Sat 14 Mar
Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
Mon 16 Mar
Exeter Northcott Theatre