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Puccini's Madama Butterfly

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

1974 • 2h 25m

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. M...

Puccini's Madama Butterfly

Cast

Mirella Freni

Mirella FreniCio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly

Plácido Domingo

Plácido DomingoPinkerton

Robert KernsSharpless

Christa Ludwig

Christa LudwigSuzuki

Michel Sénéchal

Michel SénéchalGoro

Marius RintzlerBonze

Hans HelmComisario imperial

Elke ScharyKate Pinkerton

Herbert von Karajan

Herbert von KarajanSelf - Conductor

Crew

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Jean-Pierre PonnelleDirector

Giuseppe Giacosa

Giuseppe GiacosaWriter

Luigi Illica

Luigi IllicaWriter

Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo PucciniMusic