Puccini's Madama Butterfly

Puccini's Madama Butterfly

Karajan magnificent in unique treatment of familiar tragedy

9/14/19742h 25min9.5/10(2 TMDB votes)
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Directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Plot

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.

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Cast

Mirella Freni

Mirella Freni

Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly

Plácido Domingo

Plácido Domingo

Pinkerton

Robert Kerns

Sharpless

Christa Ludwig

Christa Ludwig

Suzuki

Michel Sénéchal

Michel Sénéchal

Goro

Marius Rintzler

Bonze

Hans Helm

Comisario imperial

Elke Schary

Kate Pinkerton

Herbert von Karajan

Herbert von Karajan

Self - Conductor