Madama Butterfly 1974

Karajan magnificent in unique treatment of familiar tragedy

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Music

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.

Release Date 1974-09-14
Runtime 2h 25m
Director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Producer
Writers David Belasco, Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa