Music ·History · 1974 · 2h 25m

Puccini's Madama Butterfly

Puccini's Madama Butterfly poster
Director
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
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
Crew
Giuseppe Giacosa — Writer Luigi Illica — Writer David Belasco — Novel
Tagline

Karajan magnificent in unique treatment of familiar tragedy

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.

Mood & Themes
operapuccini
Key Collaborators
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Director Giuseppe Giacosa Writer Luigi Illica Writer David Belasco Novel
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