Puccini's Madama Butterfly

"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.

Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Cast

Mirella Freni

Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly

Plácido Domingo

Pinkerton

R

Robert Kerns

Sharpless

Christa Ludwig

Suzuki

Michel Sénéchal

Goro

M

Marius Rintzler

Bonze

H

Hans Helm

Comisario imperial

E

Elke Schary

Kate Pinkerton