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Madama Butterfly

09/14/1974

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2hrs 25min

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Music

Karajan magnificent in unique treatment of familiar tragedy

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Mirella Freni
  • Plácido Domingo
  • Robert Kerns
  • Christa Ludwig
  • Michel Sénéchal

    Director

  • Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Deutsche Grammophon

    Production Countries

LANGUAGES

  • Italian

Cast

Mirella Freni

Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly

Plácido Domingo

Pinkerton

Robert Kerns

Sharpless

Christa Ludwig

Suzuki

Michel Sénéchal

Goro

Marius Rintzler

Bonze

Hans Helm

Comisario imperial

Elke Schary

Kate Pinkerton

Herbert von Karajan

Self - Conductor

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