Puccini's Madama Butterfly
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
Writer: Luigi Illica
Writer: Giuseppe Giacosa
Cast
Mirella Freni
Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly
Plácido Domingo
Pinkerton
Robert Kerns
Sharpless
Christa Ludwig
Suzuki
Michel Sénéchal
Goro
Marius Rintzler
Bonze
Hans Helm
Comisario imperial
Elke Schary
Kate Pinkerton
Herbert von Karajan
Self - Conductor
