Puccini's Madama Butterfly (1974)
Karajan magnificent in unique treatment of familiar tragedy
Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Language: it
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
Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly
Plácido Domingo
Pinkerton
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Robert Kerns
Sharpless
Christa Ludwig
Suzuki
Michel Sénéchal
Goro
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Marius Rintzler
Bonze
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Hans Helm
Comisario imperial
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Elke Schary
Kate Pinkerton
Herbert von Karajan
Self - Conductor
