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Madama Butterfly on Sydney Harbour

2014

A grand, slow-moving operatic spectacle staged over water, sweeping you up in lush music and mounting heartbreak.

Overview
Puccini's tale of love and honour is brought to life by the world-renowned Opera Australia on a magnificent water stage, suspended over Sydney Harbour.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • betrayal
    • grief
    • identity
    • fate
    Places
    • sea
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance7
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    music
    Directed by
    Cameron Kirkpatrick
    Starring
    Hiromi Omura, Georgy Vasiliev, Brian Castles Onion, Michael Honeyman, Andrew Fritz, Hiroshi Kasuga, Celeste Lazarenko, Graeme Macfarlane
    Country
    Australia

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