Puccini's Madama Butterfly

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.

Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Cast: Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo, Robert Kerns, Christa Ludwig, Michel Sénéchal, Marius Rintzler, Hans Helm, Elke Schary

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.