Madama Butterfly

• Movies
• 1974-09-14
• IT
• Released
• 2h 25m
• DE
• Music

• 9.5
• 2
• Trailer

Production

Deutsche Grammophon

Tagline

Karajan magnificent in unique treatment of familiar tragedy

Storyline

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.