After staging a fully digital production of Aida in 2018 to great acclaim, Opera Australia (OA) is moving into the next phase of its digital program and producing three new productions; Madama Butterfly, Anna Bolena and Whiteley.
Incorporating fourteen 7 metre high, suspended LED screens that are choreographed to move seamlessly around the stage, creating a visual landscape that needs to be seen to be believed, and taking opera to a whole new level.
Puccini’s classic Madama Butterfly has been re-imagined in an all new production that will see the opera presented like never before. The creative dream team of Director/Choreographers Graeme Murphy and Janet Vernon, designer Michael Scott-Mitchell and costume designer Jennifer Irwin have reunited along with video designer Sean Nieuwenhuisto and lighting designer Damien Cooper to bring us the most innovative and visually stunning version of Madama Butterfly ever seen on the Australian stage. In Murphy’s arresting and contemporary production, fragments of film will flutter across the digital backdrop creating a dynamic backdrop for this captivating opera. The spectacular designs will be complemented by Murphy’s choreography, performed on a large scale revolve, to capture the grace and gravity of this heartbreaking tale.
Jason Morphett, OA’s Head of Lighting, has kindly agreed to conduct a tour of the lighting for Madama Butterfly on Friday July 19th at 4pm
Damien’s rig includes: 4 x Claypaky Scenius Unico, 9 x Ayrton Wildsun-K25, 63 x Martin MAC Encore Performance CLD, 19 x MAC Encore Performance WRM, 24 x MAC Encore Wash CLD, 24 x MAC Aura, 2 MAC Quantum Wash, 36 x ETC Lustre Series 2, and 3 x LDDE Slim FR1440.
Conventional fixtures include 74 x ETC S4, 32 x SL Coolbeam, 16 x 710 SX, 4 x Shakespeare, 4 x Cantata PC, and 16 x Iris 2. Atmospherics is supplied by an LSG Low Fogger, a Tiny Fogger and a JEM Ready 365 Hazer.
When: Friday July 19th
Time: 4pm
Where: Sydney Opera House
To attend this tour please email cat@alia.com.au and include your mobile number. Tours costs $20 for non-members which is donated to http://supportact.org.au/ to help people in our industry who are in dire straights. Please pay the money direct to the tour leader.
