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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Cast
- Mirella FreniCio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly
- Plácido DomingoPinkerton
- Robert KernsSharpless
- Christa LudwigSuzuki
- Michel SénéchalGoro
- Marius RintzlerBonze
- Hans HelmComisario imperial
- Elke ScharyKate Pinkerton
- Herbert von KarajanSelf - Conductor
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- Jean-Pierre PonnelleDirector
- Luigi IllicaWriter
- Giuseppe GiacosaWriter
- David BelascoNovel
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