Puccini's Madama Butterfly

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Mirella FreniCio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly

Plácido DomingoPinkerton

Robert Kerns

Robert KernsSharpless

Christa LudwigSuzuki

Michel SénéchalGoro

Marius Rintzler

Marius RintzlerBonze

Hans Helm

Hans HelmComisario imperial

Elke Schary

Elke ScharyKate Pinkerton

Herbert von KarajanSelf - Conductor