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Score: 95%( 2 votes )

Overview: 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.

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