Madama Butterfly

Madama Butterfly

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 14, 1974

Runtime

2h 25m

Genres

Music

User Score

95%

Original Title

Madama Butterfly

Production Companies

Deutsche Grammophon

Director

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Description

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.