Puccini's Madama Butterfly
1974·2h 25m·9.5/ 10·2 votes
“Karajan magnificent in unique treatment of familiar tragedy”
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.
Directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
