![Madama Butterfly Poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500//jExZ8ixXDEr98od0mVmUx803ApT.jpg)
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
David Belasco
Novel
Luigi Illica
Writer
Cast
![Mirella Freni](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//gJZMLaFza1HUh5onrOu1TI0S0Mx.jpg)
Mirella Freni
Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly
![Plácido Domingo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//r0OUJ630b7dllOFBQ4SElP3XnpC.jpg)
Plácido Domingo
Pinkerton
Robert Kerns
Sharpless
![Christa Ludwig](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//wGh2rAEQVelko9bN4d0qVkfFUgb.jpg)
Christa Ludwig
Suzuki
![Michel Sénéchal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//pDK2VU60QZ6ssPY6xjLilIlnn4u.jpg)
Michel Sénéchal
Goro