
Madama Butterfly
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September 14, 1974
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Music
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.
Featured Crew
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Director
Giuseppe Giacosa
Writer
Luigi Illica
Writer
Cast

Mirella Freni
Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly

Plácido Domingo
Pinkerton
Robert Kerns
Sharpless

Christa Ludwig
Suzuki

Michel Sénéchal
Goro