Following a year-long investigation into Puccini’s timeless opera called The Butterfly Process, I worked with the brilliant Nina Yoshida Nelsen and an all-Asian American creative team to create a reimagined “Madama Butterfly.” The production was critically acclaimed, garnering a Best of 2023 in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and Broadway World.
Photos by Ken Yotsukura
Madama Butterfly
Stage Director and Librettist
Boston Lyric Opera
Premiere: September 2023
Colonial Theater, Boston
Music
Music Direction: David Angus
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Set Design: Yu Shibagaki
Costume Design: Sara Ryung Clement
Lighting Design: Jeanette Yu
Choreography: Michael Sakamoto