Madama Butterfly

Synopsis

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 & Crew

Director

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Featured Cast

Mirella Freni

Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly

Plácido Domingo

Pinkerton

Robert Kerns

Sharpless

Christa Ludwig

Suzuki

Michel Sénéchal

Goro

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