“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.
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Mirella Freni
Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly
Also in
The Marriage of Figaro
Falstaff
Plácido Domingo
Pinkerton
Known for
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
The Book of Life
Robert Kerns
Sharpless
Also in
Bizet Carmen
Turandot
Christa Ludwig
Suzuki
Also in
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Götterdämmerung
Michel Sénéchal
Goro
Also in
La Belle Hélène
Rusalka
Marius Rintzler
Bonze
Also in
The Marriage of Figaro
Hans Helm
Comisario imperial
Also in
Andrea Chenier
Manon
Elke Schary
Kate Pinkerton
Herbert von Karajan
Self - Conductor
Also in
Eroica
Karajan: New Year's Eve Concert
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Director · Giuseppe Giacosa Writer Luigi Illica Writer
First release September 14, 1974
Production
Deutsche Grammophon
Production
Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Germany · September 14, 1974
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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