Puccini's Madama Butterfly (1974)
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Overview
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
- Mirella Freni as Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly
- Plácido Domingo as Pinkerton
- Robert Kerns as Sharpless
- Christa Ludwig as Suzuki
- Michel Sénéchal as Goro
- Marius Rintzler as Bonze
- Hans Helm as Comisario imperial
- Elke Schary as Kate Pinkerton
- Herbert von Karajan as Self - Conductor