{"id":20788,"date":"2013-08-23T09:16:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T09:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/madama-butterfly-for-handa-opera-on-sydney-harbour-2014-2\/"},"modified":"2013-08-23T09:16:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-23T09:16:00","slug":"madama-butterfly-for-handa-opera-on-sydney-harbour-2014-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/08\/madama-butterfly-for-handa-opera-on-sydney-harbour-2014-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Madama Butterfly for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the world\u2019s most spectacular outdoor events, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, will return next year with a modern retelling of Puccini\u2019s tale of love and honour, Madama Butterfly, Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Arts, George Souris, has announced.<\/span><\/span>

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The production will include an enormous full moon, a dynamic moving set and dazzling fireworks bursting against Sydney\u2019s stunning Harbour night vista and will open on 21 March 2014 for an exclusive three-week season, playing nightly on the magnificent stage at Fleet Steps in the Royal Botanic Gardens.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cHanda Opera on Sydney Harbour is a key cultural event on the NSW Events Calendar, and the NSW Government is proud to support such events,\u201d Mr Souris said.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cMadama Butterfly is one of opera\u2019s timeless classics, revered by opera enthusiasts the world over. While retaining the grace and beauty of the traditional production, the contemporary styling of this version, with modern costumes and innovative set designs will connect the production with today\u2019s world and attract a new generation to opera.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cFollowing on from the enormously successful productions of La Traviata in 2012 and Carmen in 2013,Madama Butterfly is a fitting \u2018third act\u2019 to Opera Australia\u2019s objective of delivering three seasons of the greatest operas ever written.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cI congratulate Opera Australia\u2019s Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini who has again assembled a world class creative team and cast for Madama Butterfly, including internationally renowned director Alex Oll\u00e9, one of the six artistic directors of La Fura dels Baus, which is one of the most innovative and prestigious theatre companies in the world. He is fresh from a great success directing Aida at the famous Arena in Verona.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cCast in the lead role as Cio-Cio-San is Japanese soprano Hiromi Omura, who is known as \u2018the Butterfly of today\u2019. She returns to Sydney after great success in the title role at Sydney Opera House in 2012. Alternating in the role will be celebrated Korean soprano Hyeseoung Kwon, performing in Opera Australia\u2019s Ring Cycle.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cInternational tenors Georgy Vasiliev and Andeka Gorrotxategi will make their Australian debuts as they alternate as Pinkerton, the American naval officer who romances Madama Butterfly.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Mr Souris said the forthcoming season of Madama Butterfly would build on the successes of Carmen and La Traviata and would reinforce the fact that Sydney is Australia\u2019s global events city and home of the performing arts.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cMadama Butterfly will attract huge levels of interest, showcasing our creative talent to both local and international audiences and resulting in greater visitations to Sydney.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cSince 2012, it is estimated that Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour has attracted more than 11,000 overseas and interstate visitors who came to NSW specifically to see the opera, generating at least $10 million in direct visitor impact to the State.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cDestination NSW expects the economic impact to be worth about $20 million to the NSW economy throughout Madama Butterfly\u2019s season.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cInvesting in exclusive events that have such bold vision is a key priority for the NSW Government. Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini said: \u201cLa Fura Dels Baus is a creative powerhouse and we are thrilled with the spectacular new production their team is bringing for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour\u2019s Madama Butterfly.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cWe have some superb international singers joining us here in Sydney for what has become the cultural event of the year and we are very appreciative of the support of the NSW Government and Destination NSW in helping us deliver this in 2014. We also thank Dr Haruhisa Handa\u2019s organisation, the International Federation for Arts and Culture, for its generous investment in our vision for an opera event like no other.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

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Tickets to Madama Butterfly will go on sale within Opera Australia 2014 Season subscriptions from 23 August, with general public tickets on sale from 23 September. To purchase tickets please visit www.operaonsydneyharbour.com.au<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the world\u2019s most spectacular outdoor events, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, will return next year with a modern retelling of Puccini\u2019s tale of love and honour, Madama Butterfly, Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Arts, George Souris, has announced. The production will include an enormous full moon, a dynamic moving set and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20788\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}