Madama Butterfly (1974)
Released:
1974-09-14
Duration:
2hr 25min
Genres:
Music
Rating 9.5
Karajan magnificent in unique treatment of familiar tragedy
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.
Production Companies
Deutsche Grammophon
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | it |
Popularity | 1.151 |
Directed By
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Crew
Director
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Writer
Luigi Illica
Luigi Illica
Writer
Giuseppe Giacosa
Giuseppe Giacosa
Novel
David Belasco
David Belasco
Music
Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini
TOP CAST
Mirella Freni
Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly
Plácido Domingo
Pinkerton
Robert Kerns
Sharpless
Christa Ludwig
Suzuki
Michel Sénéchal
Goro
Marius Rintzler
Bonze
Hans Helm
Comisario imperial
Elke Schary
Kate Pinkerton
Herbert von Karajan
Self - Conductor