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Madama Butterfly (1974) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1974 · 145 mins · Italian
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- Directed by
- Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
- Starring
- Plácido Domingo, Herbert von Karajan, Christa Ludwig, Mirella Freni, Robert Kerns, Hans Helm
Karajan’s magnificent, nuanced interpretation revives this familiar Puccini tragedy. Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, Christa Ludwig and Robert Kerns in Ponnelle’s production Herbert von Karajan leading Vienna Philharmonic. The work remains a staple of the operatic repertoire, ranked among the most‑performed operas worldwide by Operabase and praised.
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