'Madame Butterfly' Plunges Into High Art -- Opera Memphis Work Subtly, Artfully Angry
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › April 19, 2010
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The biggest impact of Opera Memphis' "Madame Butterfly," concluding Tuesday at the Orpheum , is on the eyes.
The set and costume designs are by renowned ceramic artist Jun Kaneko, who does away with traditional cherry blossoms and flowery kimonos and imposes a modern subtext about American values abroad.See the full content of this document
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'Madame Butterfly' Plunges Into High Art -- Opera Memphis Work Subtly, Artfully Angry
Thick, black lines ripple away from the circular platform that becomes the home (and later, the sacrificial alt...
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