Madama Butterfly (1974)
- NR
- 09/14/1974 (DE)
- Music
- 2h 25m
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.
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
DirectorDavid Belasco
NovelLuigi Illica
WriterGiuseppe Giacosa
WriterCast
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
