Puccini's Madama Butterfly
"Karajan magnificent in unique treatment of familiar tragedy"
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.
About Puccini's Madama Butterfly (1974)
Puccini's Madama Butterfly (1974) is a music and history movie produced by Deutsche Grammophon in IT. It was directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and written by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica. On screen you will see Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo, Robert Kerns, Christa Ludwig and Michel Sénéchal. With a runtime of 2h 25m, the film averages 9.5/10 across 2 TMDB ratings.
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