Film
Puccini's Madama Butterfly
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
- Year
- 1974
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.
Top cast
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Written by
Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa
