MOVIE

Puccini's Madama Butterfly

Name: Puccini's Madama Butterfly
Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Genre: Music, History
Released: 1974-09-14
Cast: Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo, Robert Kerns, Christa Ludwig, Michel Sénéchal

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.

Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, Christa Ludwig, and Robert Kerns star in this Jean-Pierre Ponnelle-directed version of the Puccini opera, with Herbert… + more