Puccini's Madama Butterfly (1974)

Karajan magnificent in unique treatment of familiar tragedy

• Music
• History

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.

Rating

9.5 / 10 (2 votes)

Release date

September 14, 1974

Runtime

2h 25m

Language

Italian

Director

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Status

Released