Puccini's Madama Butterfly

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Mirella Freni Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly

Plácido Domingo Pinkerton

Robert Kerns Sharpless

Christa Ludwig Suzuki

Michel Sénéchal Goro