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Puccini's Madama Butterfly

19742h 25mJean-Pierre Ponnelle

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"Karajan magnificent in unique treatment of familiar tragedy"

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.

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What is Puccini's Madama Butterfly (1974) about?

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.

Who stars in Puccini's Madama Butterfly?

Puccini's Madama Butterfly stars Mirella Freni (Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly), Plácido Domingo (Pinkerton), Robert Kerns (Sharpless), Christa Ludwig (Suzuki), Michel Sénéchal (Goro). The film was directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle.

How long is Puccini's Madama Butterfly?

Puccini's Madama Butterfly has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 1974.

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