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Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Teatro alla Scala
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MOVIE • 1974
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.
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Mirella Freni
Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly
Plácido Domingo
Pinkerton
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Robert Kerns
Sharpless
Christa Ludwig
Suzuki
Michel Sénéchal
Goro
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Marius Rintzler
Bonze
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Hans Helm
Comisario imperial
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Elke Schary
Kate Pinkerton
Herbert von Karajan
Self - Conductor
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Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Director
Luigi Illica
Writer
Giuseppe Giacosa
Writer
David Belasco
Novel
Giacomo Puccini
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Theatrical release date: September 14, 1974
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FilmStatus
Released
Release
September 14, 1974
Runtime
145 min
Language
Italian
Origin
IT
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