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Puccini's Madama Butterfly
Karajan magnificent in unique treatment of familiar tragedy
9.5(2)19742h 25m
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.
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
- Writers
- Luigi Illica,Giuseppe Giacosa
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Cast
Crew
Directing
- Jean-Pierre PonnelleDirector
Writing
- David BelascoNovel
- Luigi IllicaWriter
- Giuseppe GiacosaWriter
Sound
- Giacomo PucciniMusic