Madama Butterfly
MovieTitle | Madama Butterfly |
User score | 9.5 |
Release date | Sep 14, 1974 |
Genre | Music |
Director | Jean-Pierre Ponnelle |
Production country | IT |
Production companies | Deutsche Grammophon |
Run time | 145 min. |
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.