1974
- Music
Madama Butterfly
Karajan magnificent in unique treatment of familiar tragedy
Runtime
2h 25m
Languages
- it
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.
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StatusReleased
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Release dateSept. 14, 1974
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Original LanguageItalian
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Production Companies
- Deutsche Grammophon
