About this experience
Book your tickets to Madama Butterfly and be mesmerized as this iconic production unfolds before your eyes. Enjoy a live show at the world-famous Sydney Opera House.
Highlights
- “A beautiful and moving experience ★★★★” – Sydney Morning Herald
- Experience an opera performance at the iconic Sydney Opera House
- Choose your preferred performance date, and book your tickets online in advance
What's included
- Ticket to an opera performance at the Sydney Opera House
How to use
- Show Mobile Ticket
- At Redemption Counter
What to expect
A trip to Sydney isn’t complete without a visit to its most famous building. The best thing to do when you visit the Sydney Opera House is to come inside and see an opera performance.
Cio-Cio-San is a woman who dreams of a bigger life. Pinkerton is a man who sees only a butterfly, something he can capture and keep. His callous pursuit ripples into sweeping tragedy.
Puccini’s eternally popular Madama Butterfly is a profoundly moving experience. The yearning score soars to incredible heights (Cio-Cio-San’s dazzling ‘Un bel di’) and offers moments of exquisite stillness (the ‘Humming Chorus’).
Moffatt Oxenbould’s award-winning production is timeless. Tiny candles glimmer among floating flowers in a real onstage moat. Sliding paper panels reveal and conceal the secrets everyone is keeping. Sumptuous, colourful costumes are inspired by Japanese traditional dress. It’s a serene, stunning backdrop for the unfolding emotional turmoil.
Extraordinary singers draw every ounce of emotion out of the passionate score, led by conductors Andrea Battistoni, Erina Yashima and Paul Fitzsimon. Four emerging international stars make their Australian debuts. Sopranos Guanqun Yu and Vittoria Yeo have performed all over Europe and America and now share the role of Cio-Cio-San at the Sydney Opera House along with Australian star Olivia Cranwell. La Scala-trained tenor Oreste Cosimo and versatile young American tenor Robert Watson sing the role of Pinkerton.
This is a must-see production of a must-see opera (back by popular demand) featuring must-see singers — a bucket list performance you’ll remember forever.
Language: Performed in Italian with English surtitles.
Running time: Approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes, including one interval.
Please note: This production contains adult themes.
Terms & conditions
• While an extra layer of clothing is recommended for comfort, there is no mandatory dress code.
• All items larger than an A4 sheet of paper (21cm x 30cm) must be cloaked. The cloakroom is free.
• Ushers will close the doors at show time and may not allow latecomers in until there is an appropriate pause in the performance.
• The Sydney Opera House is a 10-minute walk from Circular Quay, which all ferries and numerous buses and trains stop at.
• Taxis can drop off passengers at the roundabout at the end of Macquarie Street and can be hailed from the taxi stand at the end of Macquarie Street after performances.
• Photography, sound recording or any kind of filming is not permitted during the performance but you're welcome to take photos before and after the performance and at the interval.