Madame Butterfly

Director: Graeme Murphy AO.

This is a visually stunning production which takes the classic opera to a place that is a world away from some of the dusty traditions of the artform. Jennifer Irwin and Michael Scott-Mitchell designed a hyper-real vision of a timeless Japan, alongside digital artist Sean Nieuwenhuis, with references to shibari (Japanese bondage), Harajuku Street fashion, Japanese minimalism, and American iconography including an ’80s perm and even a copy of Jackie O’s pink Chanel suit.