Puccini's Madama Butterfly (1974)

Name: Puccini's Madama Butterfly
Genre: Music, History
Released: 1974-09-14
Duration: 145 min
Rating: 9.5
Cast: Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo, Robert Kerns, Christa Ludwig, Michel Sénéchal

NR2h 25mSep 14, 1974ReleasedNR(2)

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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