Madama Butterfly (1974)
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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Mirella Freni
as Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly
as Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly
Plácido Domingo
as Pinkerton
as Pinkerton
Robert Kerns
as Sharpless
as Sharpless
Christa Ludwig
as Suzuki
as Suzuki
Michel Sénéchal
as Goro
as Goro
Marius Rintzler
as Bonze
as Bonze
Hans Helm
as Comisario imperial
as Comisario imperial
Elke Schary
as Kate Pinkerton
as Kate Pinkerton
Herbert von Karajan
as Self - Conductor
as Self - Conductor
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Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Director
Director
Luigi Illica
Writer
Writer
Giuseppe Giacosa
Writer
Writer
David Belasco
Novel
Novel
Giacomo Puccini
Music
Music
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