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.

Key Crew

Jean-Pierre PonnelleDirectorLuigi IllicaWriter

CastCrew

Mirella Freni

Cio-Cio-San, known as Butterfly

Plácido Domingo

Pinkerton

RK

Robert Kerns

Sharpless

Christa Ludwig

Suzuki

Michel Sénéchal

Goro

MR

Marius Rintzler

Bonze

HH

Hans Helm

Comisario imperial

ES

Elke Schary

Kate Pinkerton

Herbert von Karajan

Self - Conductor