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Madama Butterfly (1974)

Karajan magnificent in unique treatment of familiar tragedy

Genre : Music

Runtime : 2H 25M

Director : Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Director
David Belasco
David Belasco
Novel
Luigi Illica
Luigi Illica
Writer
Giuseppe Giacosa
Giuseppe Giacosa
Writer
Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini
Compositors

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