Puccini's Madama Butterfly

Name: Puccini's Madama Butterfly
Released: 1974-09-14

1974· 2h 25m· History· Music

“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.

1974-09-14

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Key Crew

DirectorJean-Pierre Ponnelle

WriterGiuseppe Giacosa

Full cast & crew (9 cast · 5 crew)

Details

Released1974-09-14

Runtime2h 25m

StatusReleased

StudiosDeutsche Grammophon

LanguagesItalian

Rating9.5/10 · 2 votes

Original languageit

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