Puccini's Madama Butterfly
"Karajan magnificent in unique treatment of familiar tragedy"
Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, Christa Ludwig, and Robert Kerns star in this Jean-Pierre Ponnelle-directed version of the Puccini opera, with Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. Madama Butterfly is a staple of the standard operatic repertoire for companies around the world, ranking 7th in the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide.
Director
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Languages
Italian
Status
Released
Who's In It
Mirella Freni
Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly
Plácido Domingo
Pinkerton
Christa Ludwig
Suzuki
Michel Sénéchal
Goro
Herbert von Karajan
Self - Conductor
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